Playing with abstracted shapes

Abstract illustrations 

Following the success of today regarding my illustration work, I decided to tackle another element of my crit feedback by creating some abstracted moustaches for the icon poster design. 

I used a mixture of textures and line weights to create some abstracted moustache shapes; I used some blurred shapes for the background to serve as a foundation to emphasise the sharper shapes.

I added some quick textures and duplicated elements of the design. These are still just some initial/rough layouts, but I think it would be interesting to continue an abstract approach, as it would be a unique way to communicate my icon. I also added my symbols of the three heads of Brahma with the three ovals, which provide a subtle nod to my research. I think next I want to further develop these, or possibly even include images? The only issue would be the risk of loosing negative space. 

I decided to further expand on this concept by linking the poster stronger to the idea of an icon; this meant the poster had to show an actual moustache, so I edited the texture/ a zoomed in image in order to convey this. It allowed the poster to have a clearer association with a moustache, which I feel is crucial in an icon design.