I found this picture and thought it linked well to my project even though the themes common in the artists work are highly indifferent from my own; Otto Dix uses harshly realistic illustrations of World War 1. I came across Dix's sketches and this one in particular I personally felt showed themes of the circus. Though quite violent the image surely reflects the artists want of humour in the work, shown through the child-like drawings of the small clown rebelling against the taller ringmaster-like character. I like the use of blatant hatching and shading which adds more depth to the illustration, i intend to use this technique when working on my mono-prints as i feel this visually would work well within this skill. The humour revealed in this sketch is what I am looking to incorporate within my work, the ringmaster has an been impaled by an oversized nail, he also has a rather unconvincingly fitted axe protruding from his head.
