Final Major Project - Through my eyes

My concept for this project is to look at a vast amount of well known fictional and non fictional characters in history and presenting them through my own interpretation. To me, it seems that the notable figures known to our society are always presented in similar ways, for example the vast majority of protagonists historically are male, however their defined characteristics could be interpreted as female. Similarly, characters in novels that have been created into media productions such as films or television series are conceptual and interpreted differently by whoever may have read the book. I want to take these characteristics that are well known to the masses and use them for my own creation of their character in an abstract way. By looking into experimental drag and theatrics makeup artists such as Mathu Andersen and Pat McGraph, I will be able to gain much more inspiration and knowledge in this form of makeup. I will also look into prosthetic artists such as Barrie Gower as I want my interpretations to be over exaggerated and abstract. Throughout this project I will be looking into how roles have already been presented in the media and even collecting information from people around me as to their personal perception of certain characters and taking this into consideration when designing my possible outcomes. I feel as though this project is very personal to my vision and approach to the subject. However, it also addresses a universal issue of characters being represented stereotypically without exploration of other possible genders, races and forms.