Context and motivation
Between 2010 and 2013, I felt the need to recover and refine my drawing skills, which had been somewhat lost during years of working in 3D viewports, endlessly chasing radiosity perfection.
This return to drawing wasn’t just a reset—it was a conscious attempt to evolve and develop a more personal visual language.
The online space as a feedback system
To track progress and remain motivated, I began exhibiting my drawings online, mostly on Facebook and a few blogs. This allowed for a kind of instant feedback loop—short but sometimes valuable.
Word gradually spread that I was shifting my focus back to illustration, with hints at future directions like comics or even video art.
Cyber networks as a motivational framework
The idea was to use the cyber network not only as a distribution space, but also as a motivational tool.
The promise of instant feedback, reactions, or even simple engagement from friends and strangers alike can offer quick gratification—sometimes enough to fuel the next phase of creative work.
From spontaneous sketching to theoretical exploration
At first, the process was informal and experimental—a sort of “conscience wash” through spontaneous drawing. I would sketch without any predefined purpose, simply to see what would emerge from the subconscious or emotional core.
However, after a phase of playful absurdity and freestyle mark-making, I began introducing theoretical structure into the work, grounding it in more intentional choices and principles.
The psychological layer of drawing
This blend of conscience wash and drawing revealed itself to be a deeper challenge. Our backgrounds, memories, emotional cores, and education shape—and sometimes distort—our creative instincts.
Meanwhile, the thinking process itself, when filtered through survival instincts or raw intuition, plays a different role.
In this tension between instinct and intellect, something unique happens.
Intuition and viewer connection
My intuitive belief was that showing spontaneous drawings publicly—with all their imperfections, raw energy, and immediacy—might act like a channel, tunneling straight into the consciousness of the viewer.
The drawings weren’t just images—they were probes. Invitations. A way to connect with others through an emotional undercurrent that bypasses overthinking and taps into something more primal.
( written in 2014, on/from “new text document(7).txt” and then rewritten with ChatGpt )
You can see the work on my Behance profile :
PAUL SELING 
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