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distorted deformed exaggerated features human head | 'Genghis Koan' | pencil drawing by Kent, Ohio artist george coghill
client
 artist
title
 Genghis Koan
description
 pencil drawing of human head with distorted, deformed and exaggerated facial features
media
 pencil on paper
year
 2002
dimensions
 8"W x 10"H

The 'Pencil Heads' drawing series started as a vehicle for me to get back into traditional pencil/graphite and paper artwork, as I had been doing so much work on the computer (and still do), but wanted to flex my creative skills and get my hands and mind working together again the 'old' way.

These drawings were done primarily for fun, and something that would sell easily. I have always enjoyed cartooning and caricature, and love the effect of exaggerated and distorted human facial features. The title of each drawing comes from a random list I keep of made-up words and word combinations, puns, etc. that spring to mind or come up in conversations.

This piece, 'Genghis Koan' is a play on 12th century Mongolian leader Genghis Kahn and the Zen buddhist 'koan' or riddle - a seemingly illogical mind exercise told to students by the Master monk to assist them in breaking through to illumination. A familiar koan is 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' or 'Who is the Master who makes the grass green?'. The koan is designed to break through habitual thought patterns to assist the student in developing new modes of thinking and awareness.

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