Artist Information:
Socar Myles
Umeå,
Sweden
Member Since: Feb 2001
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Artist Statement:
Artist statement: Why paint
rats?
If there's a question I get
asked more than any other,
this is it. Why rats? Well,
first off, I like them, both
as companion animals and as
subjects for drawing. They can
twist their little bodies into
all sorts of different
positions, and they often stay
in those positions long enough
to get in a quick sketch. The
main reason I choose to draw
rats over any other domestic
animal, however, is that they
have a lot of very human
characteristics. Their front
paws, for instance, look much
like tiny, half-thumbed hands.
(Rats only have a small nub
where the thumb would be on a
person.) You'll never see a
dog or a cat standing up on
its hind legs holding a piece
of food in its hand. But rats
do that sort of thing all the
time. They use their 'hands'
in much the same way that
people do, which gives them a
lot of disquietingly human
mannerisms.
I like to insert rats into
common artistic scenarios that
are usually reserved for
humans. I have a picture of a
rat staring sadly into the
sunset, for instance, and
another of ...
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Socar Myles's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Socar Myles's Portfolio.
Artist statement: Why paint rats?
If there's a question I get asked more than any other, this is it. Why rats? Well, first off, I like them, both as companion animals and as subjects for drawing. They can twist their little bodies into all sorts of different positions, and they often stay in those positions long enough to get in a quick sketch. The main reason I choose to draw rats over any other domestic animal, however, is that they have a lot of very human characteristics. Their front paws, for instance, look much like tiny, half-thumbed hands. (Rats only have a small nub where the thumb would be on a person.) You'll never see a dog or a cat standing up on its hind legs holding a piece of food in its hand. But rats do that sort of thing all the time. They use their 'hands' in much the same way that people do, which gives them a lot of disquietingly human mannerisms.
I like to insert rats into common artistic scenarios that are usually reserved for humans. I have a picture of a rat staring sadly into the sunset, for instance, and another of ... |
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