August 2019 saw Adam at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Marriage Story, and he was in fine form, caught mid-transformation between the largeness of Pale and the whipcord lean intensity of Henry. He was unusually relaxed for a red carpet event, calmly bemused by the spectacle of it all, even outright amused at times, with a big, crinkly-eyed toothy grin; none of the photographers were asking him for a "real" smile that day.
I was delighted to see him displaying the first faint signs of the marks that time will wear into him as he ages, in the form of a few stray white hairs, the crease of one of his dimples, and the beginnings of crow's feet at the corners of his eyes where they crinkle when he grins. There are a lot of folks who dread those signs, but I'm not one of them, and I relish the idea of getting to document this man aging like a fine wine.
I've seen several threads floating around the twittersphere that share a similar sentiment; folks using apps to age photos of Adam up. I love the rejection of ageism, and the enthusiastic embrace of the idea that just because he's going to look older does not mean he's going to be any less attractive. What I'm less fond of is the shorthand used to indicate increased age, especially the trend of giving Adam a full beard.
*looks at fandom over her glasses*
Yes, we all tend to get hairier as we age, just like our noses and ears tend to get bigger, but you and I both know that man will never be able to grow a full beard. Not ever. An adorably scraggly van dyke is the best he'll ever manage, and I adore it, to bits. Adam's chin wig is as much a part of his look as the rest of his distinctive features.
But Adam also does not need facial hair to look older; I feel like that's a lazy shorthand for "older man," and I'm pushing back against it. He's going to go silver, that dark hair shot through with starlight to complement the galaxies adorning his skin, those crinkles and dimples will continue to make an increasingly permanent appearance, and his stubble will have sparks of silver in it too. But he does not need a beard to look like a distinguished older gentleman.
Which is how we get to this portrait; this is my imagining of what Adam might look like with another 10 or 15 years in the rear view mirror.
We all know he'll still be pushing the boundaries of fashion, but hopefully this time he'll be taking that award home with him.
(PS: Adam's character in the upcoming film, "White Noise," is canonically 51 years old. I can not WAIT to see him with silver hair. Also it looks like we might get a bit of Henry in "Annette" as an older man. Eeeee!)
Photo used for reference taken by an unknown photographer on 29 Aug 2019 at the red carpet of the premiere of "Marriage Story" at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, with thanks to![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
adamdriverfiles for sharing it with us. The older version of Adam is entirely the fault of my own imagination and experience with being a dark haired person of mixed northern european descent in their 40's.
About 12 hours of drawing time.
I was delighted to see him displaying the first faint signs of the marks that time will wear into him as he ages, in the form of a few stray white hairs, the crease of one of his dimples, and the beginnings of crow's feet at the corners of his eyes where they crinkle when he grins. There are a lot of folks who dread those signs, but I'm not one of them, and I relish the idea of getting to document this man aging like a fine wine.
I've seen several threads floating around the twittersphere that share a similar sentiment; folks using apps to age photos of Adam up. I love the rejection of ageism, and the enthusiastic embrace of the idea that just because he's going to look older does not mean he's going to be any less attractive. What I'm less fond of is the shorthand used to indicate increased age, especially the trend of giving Adam a full beard.
*looks at fandom over her glasses*
Yes, we all tend to get hairier as we age, just like our noses and ears tend to get bigger, but you and I both know that man will never be able to grow a full beard. Not ever. An adorably scraggly van dyke is the best he'll ever manage, and I adore it, to bits. Adam's chin wig is as much a part of his look as the rest of his distinctive features.
But Adam also does not need facial hair to look older; I feel like that's a lazy shorthand for "older man," and I'm pushing back against it. He's going to go silver, that dark hair shot through with starlight to complement the galaxies adorning his skin, those crinkles and dimples will continue to make an increasingly permanent appearance, and his stubble will have sparks of silver in it too. But he does not need a beard to look like a distinguished older gentleman.
Which is how we get to this portrait; this is my imagining of what Adam might look like with another 10 or 15 years in the rear view mirror.
We all know he'll still be pushing the boundaries of fashion, but hopefully this time he'll be taking that award home with him.
(PS: Adam's character in the upcoming film, "White Noise," is canonically 51 years old. I can not WAIT to see him with silver hair. Also it looks like we might get a bit of Henry in "Annette" as an older man. Eeeee!)
Photo used for reference taken by an unknown photographer on 29 Aug 2019 at the red carpet of the premiere of "Marriage Story" at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, with thanks to
adamdriverfiles for sharing it with us. The older version of Adam is entirely the fault of my own imagination and experience with being a dark haired person of mixed northern european descent in their 40's.About 12 hours of drawing time.
