If Hands Could Talk

The idea behind this piece is pain and beauty. I wanted anyone to be able to relate to this painting, so I decided to leave it rather abstract. Personally, I was in a great deal of pain from my recently diagnosed, severe ulcerative colitis when I created this piece. I had to stay home from school that day because of the pain; I wanted to clear my mind as much as possible and paint what I was feeling. I painted my hands and arms and then placed them on the canvas in a way that made it appear that the hands were trying to grab or reach something. I want the viewer to see how mad and desperate I am that I cannot reach what I am grasping for. I had a picture taken of my hands in this position; I wanted to juxtapose the harsh, dark, mainly red lines on the canvas with soft, cool tones and my relatively smooth skin. The idea behind the photograph is that beauty can come out of even the harshest of pains.

Conceptual Artists

Work #1- protesting the fashion figure

Although I have a deep love for fashion design, the effect of these lanky figures sporting the latest fashion trend on the human mind is catastrophic. In this piece, I wanted to emphasize the fact that you could not live if you were as tall and thin as these fashion illustrations. I used a skeleton to help myself draw the bones realistically, but I elongated the limbs (especially the legs.)To even get close to those proportions, one would have to undergo surgeries, start unhealthy diets, and devote crazy amounts of time to exercise. Many women know something about the photoshop involved with pictures in magazines and TV, but it is still very difficult not to desire to look like them. Some companies are starting to only show unretouched photos of their models or accept a wider array of sizes of women. Unless we all step out of this state of ignorance and confront this dilemma together, I am afraid the problem will only worsen.

Summer work

This summer, I drew many different fashion illustrations; I sketched some cultural women as well.