Lauren by Charlie Tepasse
Colin Anderson (of Sense Charity for deafblind
people) has commissioned
Alumnus Charlie Tepasse
(Drawing Year 2015) to make a series of drawings of the people the charity
supports. Starting in mid-April 2016, Charlie will be
spending time with individuals who have a combination of
sight and hearing problems, with the aim of making a series of portraits. Issues of identity,
self-expression, and the nature of being human are topics that are frequently
implicit in the work of the charity and, in embarking on this project, the
artist hopes to convey the emotional and psychological aspects of the
challenges these people face. In the past, Sense have commissioned writers and
photographers, however this is the first time they have commissioned a
draughtsman. Colin says: ‘I have always thought that drawings of the
individuals and families we support might be able to convey more powerfully the
essential human drama that our work so often involves.’
