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The subject of this image reflects the movement of women
empowerment and the vibrancy that these feminist artists make in the world. My
piece is a combination of a self-portrait, lively colors, and feminist symbols.
The content of my image is focused to project rage, gender inequality, and
social issues women face on a daily basis. Creating a self-portrait should be
more than just features, hair, and the regular face projected to the world.
Society may perceive me as a young, Latina, and light skinned woman, but I
am much more than just skin color, ethnicity, or my age. Behind outside
features are ideas, curiosity, beliefs, and perceptions of the world that not
many can relate too. Everyone observes the world differently, through this
project the public will not only look at me, but also at how the world looks
through my consciousness. This image should convey to viewers the feeling of
being trapped in a patriarchal society, a fight for inclusion, and the desire
for a world of serenity without chaos.
Although, this piece will be loud, it will also express the beauty
of a silent world without prejudice, racism, and separation.The inspiration for
my self-portrait has been mostly influenced by Freida Khalo, The Guerilla
Girls, and Annegret Soltau who have amazing pieces that express a significant
amount of meaning. Their creative use of images, photography, painting, and
collages of their work is what assisted me in the creative production of my
piece. Techniques and tools used to construct this image consist of, paint
brushes, acrylic paint, a pen, newspaper articles, a sponge and glue. The
pieces and colors combined were used to create the significant representation
of the painting.
The background of my portrait consists of mountains to symbolize a
long journey, climbing to higher levels, and the obstacles that woman must
overcome in society. The sunset is a representation of a day coming to an end
as a new day is beginning, because every day is a new opportunity to push
forward or start over. The water and grass are the most peaceful, tranquil, and
serene aspect of this piece, their purpose is to alleviate all of the troubles
and issues faced. The outline of the person is myself, filled with cut out
words and phrases from magazines focused on women issues, social problems, and
motivational words as well. This peace is for all of society to interpret and
not just for woman. Planning a self-portrait that includes a combination of
images, social justice issues, and my personal approach on understanding the
world is a challenge.
Through the use of a canvas, magazine images,
paint, brushes, and best artistic skills which are not very advanced, my self-portrait
came to life. This project is a representation of my personal female
perspective on social justice issues, and also portrays the peace and
tranquility my mind desires from the world. There are many difficulties,
obstacles, discrimination, and social injustice in the world. Society
separates, targets, and attacks many groups of people, but that does not
justify the actions of the way people behave towards others. These particular
problems I wish to address through my art piece may never be resolved, but
every small act of resistance against them contributes towards the cause.
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