This piece is an alternative self portrait by Michael Driver. Michael is a freelance illustrator from London who has had work featured in magazines such as Wired Magazine and the Washington Post as well as various exhibitions around the United Kingdom. The portrait he created here was the first prize winner of D&AD Wetransfer’s “Draw Yourself in Ten Years” competition. This competition was part of D&AD’s New Blood Awards 2015 aiming to show off work of new artists under the age of 24. Driver’s piece depicts him packed into an uncomfortably small apartment. The stress on his face represents all of the struggles of a young aspiring artist to make ends meet. Michael explains that despite the uncomfortable size of his living space, he is happy to have his own home in London that he earned through the success of his art. Michael really drives home the representation of the struggles of a new artist with clever use of scale. The space the man in the picture is working in is obviously far to small for him to do his best work. He must press on despite his discomfort, as do many young artists like Driver.

This is a piece by Michael Driver that was the winner of the D&AD Wetransfer “Draw Yourself in Ten Years” competition.
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