Alright, so I said at the beginning I would use this blog as a tool to not only verbally throw up everything inside of me- but to explain some of my art.
This piece is titled "Big Haired Fool" and it measures 22"X28"
This is most certainly a self reflection piece. Each face has been tweaked in photoshop using my new favorite tool: color balance. I love the concept of having each color present, even though one doesn't dominantly take over the picture. So, I guess you could say it's a bit of a symbol.
Three of the faces are silly, while one is just simple. The simple face is the quarter that represents the things that "people want you to be, but probably will never become." Here there are symbols and structures that represent these things. Things that indicate a woman who is proper and ideal. There are a couple of items that include fashion I will probably never indulge in (fashion is a bit of an ongoing theme in this piece because I have encountered people that would "ask" me to wear this and that, do my hair like this do that, which is reasonable, but it would irritate me sometimes because it wasn't me at all.) There is a ribbon from a medal to represent the goals and rewards that i've obtained. They are structured very differently from the goals of others, and it's taken a long time for me to see that the goals I set for myself aren't stupid. The things that I have achieved are things that I'm really proud of, and I'm tired of being around people who don't see the awesomeness in it like I do. The string is plain, there are flowers scattered about, and diamonds all around. Gold chains and jewelery helps build the structure of the hair, along with spoons and forks to represent the stereotypical woman. Cooks beautiful meals, wears expensive jewlery and counts on someone to bring her flowers every special occasion. I will never be this woman, and that's just how it is.
The next face, is the one above it. My lips are together, like I'm giving out a kiss. This face is silly and playful, much like I used to be! This face represents me about 5-6 years ago. The flirt, I guess you could say.There are some photo negative strips from the disposable camera I lugged around, and the theme is "red, black and blue" the favorite colors of the boy I devoted many of those years to. There are guitars everywhere, strips from cassette tapes and skulls and stars. All the classic elements that I believe I've built up from. There is a ring right near my eye, to sort of represent the only piece of jewelery I've really recieved, and it was something special because instead of fancy diamonds and things like that- there was an engraving inside. This face is musically inhibited, and a symbol of the girl I used to be. I've definitely brought all these elements along with me and developed pieces a little more, and let others fade- but it's still a giant part of who I am today.
The next face I will cover, is the one on the bottom left. This face, represents my last two years. In these two years I know I have changed drastically, and there are a few things to point fingers at when explaining. These are the years where I've been trying to figure out what I'm suppose to do, who I'm suppose to be with, how to keep myself together and how to stop myself from becoming a meek person. I wanna be vibrant, energizing and outspoken. Nothing less. My hair is "short" here, like somebody wanted it to be. The colors are a complete representation, and the pieces are actually bits from gifts. This piece has a lot of different undertones, but most of them represent the people we become together. This is probably the hardest to explain because most of the visuals that make up this quarter are mostly sentiment for me. Most of the pieces are from written letters, plaid designs and offbeat patterns. Everything about it is offbeat, in a good way. It's a representation of both things that will stay with me for a long time, and things my mind will go to when I smell certain things, hear certain songs.
The last face is the best, because it is everything that represents me. The things that will always exist. The vibrant colors, the designs. There are a lot of artsy elements everywhere, lots of paintbrushes and makeup brushes... Crazy string and animal print, cameras, and little insiders are everywhere as well. This is me, and to make it even better, I did the wreched "duck face." Sucha great representation of not being afraid to be different and silly no matter what people say. Not worrying about being perfect is the most amazing feeling. People who can watch you be yourself and be in your element is one of the greatest gifts. They get to experience everything you are and that's when you can connect the most. I hate feeling awkward around people, I would love for them to watch a few of my crazy youtube videos, or see some of my art before meeting me so they know that I'm not going to be this elegant little lady. I'm weird and quirky, and when you get to know me and I get to know you, i'm going to talk your ear off and say the most random shit. Some days I'm not going to shower because shampooing my hair everyday wrecks it, and sometimes I wake up and decide that i'm not going to shave my legs. This is me. It's everywhere and a little untamed, but to me it's perfect. It's perfect for me. Everybody looks at someone they really really like and tell them "I love everything about you" and it's not true. Not even close. There are so many differences in all of us and things that will clash. The best thing you can do is learn as much as you can about others, and build a crazy world that embraces all the things loved about one another.
So there is my explination. I have no idea how much you read, how much you understood, but this is what it is to me!!
