ABOUT
BONNIE AUNGLE
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
A professional graphic designer and illustrator since 2003, Bonnie has worked for many big name international companies as well as small, independent operations locally and around the globe.
Whether you’re in need of a logo, book illustrations, product design & packaging, album art, photographic manipulation, marketing or just about anything else in the realm of design & illustration, you will find her keen eye and background in fine art an asset.
Much of Bonnie’s work incorporates a hand drawn element which gives it uniqueness and an added flair.
Making Your Mark
Art, in every way shape and form, has been a passion of mine since I was little. I have been drawing ever since I can remember. Many years ago I attended a ‘dynamic’ life drawing class with Ron Curren, which taught me to throw away my whole concept of art as programmed into me by my art teachers (and society as a whole) and appreciate the energy, vitality and integrity of an unintended, unplanned mark or drawing. To achieve this we were only given a minute or two to complete each artwork. We were also encouraged to draw with our non-dominant hand; with both hands; or even with our eyes shut.
It’s quite challenging to reprogram oneself from the idea of what makes a piece of art; to draw or paint without hesitation or the approval of the imaginary art-critic looming over every artists’ shoulder as they draw; to throw away the notion that art has to be photographic; realistic or even resemble anything at all. Soon my weekly life-drawing sessions became a kind of therapy, and through my fast, intimate, uninhibited marks I was able to truly experience complete and utter freedom of expression, and uncover truths about who I am, through discovering my own unique language. It became my weekly meditation, and after several years I was asked to step in and facilitate the class when Ron moved to Melbourne.
As when you sign your name, it’s without hesitation and the result is a pure example of your own language, and it is the language an artist uses in their work which makes you able to recognise that art as being done by that person; it is a portrayal of their very essence.
By attacking the canvas or paper with a sense of reckless abandonment, marks are given energy, movement and life, and when I am able to truly BE in the moment and capture that moment, I feel a deep trance-inducing energy; a primal, instinctual connection to the earth which I draw up through my feet and fire onto the page like a loaded cannon. Sometimes the visual result conjures disturbing or uncomfortable feelings, and sometimes the result is a joyous feast for the eyes. To me, any kind of reaction art attracts are equally well received, because whether the marks are visually pleasing or not, if they are done with sincerity, they have an undeniable integrity which I whole-heartedly respect and admire.
It’s quite challenging to reprogram oneself from the idea of what makes a piece of art; to draw or paint without hesitation or the approval of the imaginary art-critic looming over every artists’ shoulder as they draw; to throw away the notion that art has to be photographic; realistic or even resemble anything at all. Soon my weekly life-drawing sessions became a kind of therapy, and through my fast, intimate, uninhibited marks I was able to truly experience complete and utter freedom of expression, and uncover truths about who I am, through discovering my own unique language. It became my weekly meditation, and after several years I was asked to step in and facilitate the class when Ron moved to Melbourne.
As when you sign your name, it’s without hesitation and the result is a pure example of your own language, and it is the language an artist uses in their work which makes you able to recognise that art as being done by that person; it is a portrayal of their very essence.
By attacking the canvas or paper with a sense of reckless abandonment, marks are given energy, movement and life, and when I am able to truly BE in the moment and capture that moment, I feel a deep trance-inducing energy; a primal, instinctual connection to the earth which I draw up through my feet and fire onto the page like a loaded cannon. Sometimes the visual result conjures disturbing or uncomfortable feelings, and sometimes the result is a joyous feast for the eyes. To me, any kind of reaction art attracts are equally well received, because whether the marks are visually pleasing or not, if they are done with sincerity, they have an undeniable integrity which I whole-heartedly respect and admire.
- Bonnie Aungle
LIFE DRAWING
Each pose 1 to 5 minutes
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