Pesadillas en metamorfosis encaminadas al sueño anhelado: obra ilustrativa en acuarela

Abstract

The objective of this research-practical project is the elaboration of an illustrated book based on the surrealist aesthetics of nightmares. Whose origin is given from the unconscious, as a result of catastrophic events, childhood traumas, ambiguous thoughts or contradictory acts occurred in everyday life. The project starts from the investigation of the origin of dreams and nightmares, as well as their emotional influence at the moment of being captured in different works of art throughout history, based on this, the previously obtained narratives were analyzed around their chromatics, their environments and characters, which were selected and recreated in a composition, to transform them into magical dreams. From this topic, the illustrated book has been created with the watercolor technique that has been reinforced with a slight process of digital retouching. The final artistic product will allow the viewer to visualize his nightmare and find a version where the bad perception originated in it will be appeased to be transformed into the desired dream. This will be a symbol of catharsis, being the illustration of the visual medium to generate a new perspective with different emotions.