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.

Ink Blot Art

So I was all over the place with this assignment. That's the simplest way to put it. I guess as the first assignment of the year that is expected, though. I was just as jumbled up about myself which is apparent in my reflection on insecurity. I don't think I am as insecure as I was thinking I was at the time i wrote that. I do think it is interesting to watch my thought process throughout this assignment.

This piece is based on insecurities. We were assigned to drop ink onto a large sheet of paper and then look at the ink and find an image in the lines. Then we were told to convey one of our fears, but not to do it in a very direct way. While deciding what to make out of my red lines of ink, I got so caught up with trying to think of the best possible image that I could conjure up that I didn't make anything for days. Then I realized what I wanted this piece to be about: my fear that people will get the wrong impression of me. I seem to forget that many people don't care to take the time to get to know me, so why spend so much time trying to please others when I could be having fun just being me? The face is supposed to appear calm and relaxed because she is finally letting go and not caring what other people think of her. The colorful lines symbolize her thoughts and anxieties that she is finally letting escape her mind.