explaining my conceptual drawings

a balcony chat about the drawings i drew by hand in the past year and what they mean. my intent is to package multiple layers of meaning into deceptively simple images. this is an exercise in capturing complicated and nuanced feelings and ideas in my visuals. it is also an attempt to push back against the pervasive dilution of meaning and declining media-literacy brought about by contemporary over-stimulation and attention-seeking. #conceptualartist 00:00 self portrait 01:33 higher level 02:33 picking an apple 03:03 7 figures 03:50 flagless studio sketch 04:17 new form 05:00 church window 05:40 biblically accurate angel (ophanim) 05:58 ophanim on instagram 06:45 victory over the sun 07:34 expansion 08:15 meta 08:58 the virgin 10:24 misc sketches 11:06 empathy 12:15 value pyramid 12:44 (in)compatible 13:32 love in death 13:50 modern romance 15:30 pulse check 15:35 niet duiken / no diving 16:25 context 17:18 boxes 17:52 assumptions 18:27 fall 19:02 power 19:24 interpretation 19:40 chatgpt dopamine monkey 20:32 tortoise and hares 21:02 self portrait 2 21:13 missing body 21:28 matryoshka dolls 22:04 untitled (exhaustion) 22:48 vanity 23:14 running away into a corner 23:56 soft surroundings 25:25 "peace now" posters in mid air 26:30 hellen keller 28:08 dog barks at picture of window 29:50 чёрный квадрат if you'd like to see more of my conceptual drawings check out this other video:    • untitled (2025)