Emo Art
As the name suggests, emo art is a part of the emo subculture. If you are trying to trace the origins of the word emo, let me tell you, emo is the abbreviation of the word emotional. You can trace the origins of this subculture to the hardcore punk rock scene in the mid 1970s. As time passed by, emo music revealed an emotional and thought-provoking side. Thus, the lyrics of this emotional punk rock were inclined towards the display of sentiments.
Emo music and art reveals the perspective or approach of the emo people. This form of art is an expression of their intense reactions and is generally said to tilt towards the gloomy and darker side of life. You could identify an emo person on the basis of his/her approach towards life and other aspects like fashion sense and taste in music.
Art in Emo Subculture
Since art is all about perceptions about emo way of life, one cannot leave fashion out of it. The followers of this subculture have a unique style of their own. If you take a look at the drawings or portraits by the followers, you can see the influence of emo school of thought on their fashion sense. They often wear black-colored clothes. Popular emo clothing include skinny jeans, tight sweatshirts and dark-colored tight band T-shirts with silhouettes. The tight jeans and stylish T-shirts with dark colors are the most important characteristic of emo subculture. Accessories such as studded belts, bracelets, ties, horn-rimmed glasses are used to complete the emo look. As far as hairstyles are concerned, there are no fixed rules. Use of unconventional hair colors, dyes and long bangs that fall over one eye is widely prevalent.
Drawings
The concept of art in emo subculture revolves around emotions. Be it emo t-shirts, clip art or wallpapers, it is all about display of emotions. This form of art is reflective of the psychology of emo people. You will understand it when you look at their drawings.
Pictures and photographs show portraits of emo people in different poses. As far as the poses are concerned, use of angles is considered very important. Their art reflects the frustration and anguish of these people. The image of sad individuals is quite popular. Such poses are used to represent their feelings, inner conflicts and loneliness.
While drawing an image of an emo, you might need to incorporate elements of emo fashion and hairstyles. Use dark, eclectic colors for their clothing, facial piercing, tattoos and funky hairstyles with bangs. You might have seen images of people with pent-up frustration in the galleries showing this form of art. If you wish to draw or paint like them, you could make the character look sad and sullen by drawing gloomy eyes. For the right emo look, include the element of loneliness. You could draw the picture of a lonely person, with his head down. You could use shading or outline the eyes for a dramatic effect and cover one of the eyes with hair. If you have seen emo t-shirts, you might have noticed the use of silhouettes. Create the desired effect by drawing silhouettes.
Wallpapers
If you like this type of art, you could use wallpaper for your desktop. You can use wallpapers of your favorite emo band. Check out various websites and download free wallpapers. Now that you have a basic idea about this subculture, it would be easy for you to identify such wallpapers even if the website doesn't refer to it as an emo. You could go on websites especially dedicated to the emo theme for finding such wallpapers. If you don't find a wallpaper of your liking, you can even try making your own wallpaper. The first step is to find an existing wallpaper which can be customized. Use an image editing program for creating your wallpaper image. You could also add graphics to create the desired effect. Another good idea is to use popular motifs such as broken hearts and skulls.
After going through the aforementioned information, you would be able to identify the works of art by followers of emo subculture. If you draw well, you could try to perfect emo art by including the elements of emo subculture in your drawings.
