“What a piece of work is man”, the cyborg contemplates its humanity. Does stripping away our humanity, distilling it down to its barest essence, make us more human, or take something away from us? What is it to be human?
I’ve always had a fascination with the man-machine hybrid, there’s something about “making up” musculature and underlying bone structure of human beings that makes it enjoyable to draw. It’s breaking the rules while staying within the rules, and making things up as you go along.
Pencil, pen and ink. Colored in Paint Shop Pro. Title from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2
