"Foundation" by Austin Engelage

Austin Engelage

Tourais: Period D

November 22, 2010

Bull Series Explanation

“Foundation”

The title of my series is called the “Foundation” series. It represents the true essence of skateboarding and what it means to me. I did many special things with the drawing that have significant meanings. I also learned what skateboarding is and what it really means to me during this project.

My project represents a lot about skateboarding as we can see from the series of drawings. The first drawing is the physical overview drawing of skateboarding. There is the stairs, skateboard, person, and surroundings. This picture serves the purpose of showing the audience the first physical look of skateboarding before one begins to explore what it really is.

The second drawing takes some things away that start to make the picture more meaningful. Everything but the board, person, and stairs is gone. These things were taken out because none of those things really matter in terms of the picture and in terms of skateboarding in general. When a skateboarder is doing a trick the only thing he is thinking of is the stairs and his board which is why I left those things in.

The final picture there is barely anything. The only things I left are the outline of the stairs and the board (without the trucks & wheels). For the person I chose to take away his outer body and just leave the frame, brain, and heart because this is what the essence of skateboarding really is. Skateboarding is all about mind over matter and overcoming more mental fear than physical fear. It is also about clearing obstacles in your path to make you a better skateboarder and person which is why I made the skateboarder in the picture is going over the stairs. The board says “foundation” on it because it is a skateboard brand but also the series of pictures represents what the foundation of skateboarding is.