Make new words

Make new words

Meaning of the word Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi is a film directed by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by Philip Glass, inspired me to draw these images. The film shows a relationship between natural structures, like mountains, and the way cities are formed. People are shown in clusters, going into a fast pace work and then they slow down to appreciate what is around them. The director also compares the way machine and cities work, and how they are not so different. The meaning of the word Koyaanisqatsi is reflected on this film with no words.

Picture 1

11”x8 ½” Ivory Cardstock, colored with pastels.

Cities

Nature is a calm space, later chaos and darkness come, and machinery turns nature into cities.

Picture 2

11”x8 ½” Cardstock, colored with acrylic and black sharpie.

The skyscraper

A skyscraper reflects clouds moving slowly through the sky, but inside the skyscraper, a machine of people move with purpose.  

Note: I haven’t drawn in a while and this served as a transition to start drawing for this project.