Inspiration is what I have based my final thesis on. The absence of it specifically. My work is about situations that arise when inspiration doesn´t want to appear. Problems that have to be solved and different approaches that are needed to find the creative spark. My final thesis consists of a series of drawings that visualize feelings that emerge when this problem occurs during the creative work process. Drawings that are based in realism, but that also feature elements of symbolism. The series is also a reflection of my own situation with my final work and how I went about finding inspiration for it. By the same token, it is also a look back on my time in school, how my ways of expressing myself through my art have changed and how I want my art to evolve. A compilation of previous works and the experience that I´ve gained as a student at the Novia university. In my final thesis I´ve used graphite- and color pencils to create my pieces. Attention to detail has always been a recurring feature in my work, and it is also present in this project. The result is a series of four A2-sized drawings that all bring forth a visualization of the problems with inspiration.

Frank Hydén