Now, for the first time online, I am proud to present my collage/drawing “Mad-Face Man”. This was done during my senior year in high-school, using a lot of doodles that I had done in class. (what I usually did endlessly every class.) They were torn and pasted together on top of a portrait not necessarily of myself although it does resemble me. I was more interested in just drawing an interesting expression, with the doodles has kind of the guy’s chaotic thoughts or whatever. 
Mad-Face Man - 22×28″ collage/drawing by Ed Tajchman ©2007
“Mad-Face Man” ©2007 Ed Tajchman
September 6, 2007 · 7 Comments
Categories: abstract art · abstract expressionism · art · drawing · modern art
7 responses so far ↓
oneandonlyhypnos // September 8, 2007 at 1:44 pm |
Nice work! That guy in the drawing looks really scary by the way.
Ah yes, drawing in class. That’s something I did too. But I wasn’t to good at it. I rather watch drawings and paintings than making them.
edtajchman // September 8, 2007 at 2:36 pm |
thank you, when doing portraits I never liked the fact that the people in them always have the same boring ‘nothing’ expression. I like interesting faces.
Jason Adams // September 23, 2007 at 6:04 am |
I drew in class too and like the first commenter also wasn’t very good at it.
I really like this drawing. The face is practically offensive to me — it instantly stirs up anger and even a little fear. I love how his right eye is drifting (or perhaps it’s the left eye that’s drifting?). Disturbing. The background faces and chaos are a good touch. Like mental clutter, and perhaps a backstory for that expression.
edtajchman // September 23, 2007 at 12:39 pm |
-Jason, thank you! yah the drifting eye, and the clutter an expression of his mind, and I like that you found it disturbing.
narnie // September 24, 2007 at 2:33 pm |
I doodle constantly – spiderwebs and long necks on impossibly beautiful women. This picture is something I could look at all day – the sunburst effect of the portrait offsets the demonic grimace with a perfect irony.
edtajchman // September 24, 2007 at 3:27 pm |
Thank You Narnie, hello, .. we should all get togothor and start a “Doodlist” art movement…..lol
Salve // September 25, 2007 at 8:14 pm |
its a perfect portrayal of a teenager’s state of mind at one point of his/her life. i think every teenager have experienced something like that or some chaos
-response: Thank you, definitely chaotic time for me, I was 18, … very true Salve, rebellion and angst….