Through this artwork I aim to embody the concept of exposure by showing wound marks with honey combs on the inside. Bees are picking away at the flesh exposing the underlying honey comb. I wanted to show how this particular girl looks dull and plain from the outside due to the monochromatic shading of greys, however on the inside she is sweet, bright, and colorful. I wanted to explore how humans are often judged at a face value without getting to what is on the inside. I made the background purposely contrast the grey on the portrait to emphasize the inside of the girls features. Additionally, I added large cutouts of bees to further emphasize the idea of “sweetness.”

In this artwork I aim to embody the concept of exposure by taking on a more literal sense of what it means to be exposed.In this artwork, I aimed to create a more intimate feeling to make the viewer feel as if they may have walked in on something. It shows a young attractive man, shirtless, smoking a cigarette. By exposing him in his natural habitat, his own personal vices become much more apparent. Nicotine being one of those vices. Additionally his eyes are quite bloodshot indicating the viewer may have walked in on him while he was grieving about something or someone.The reds and blues aim to contrast in color and aim to emphasize the sorrowness in his eyes. The intense shading around his body indicates an also emaciated look; purposes his own personal sorrow has driven him to not sleep or eat. Clearly, this is a more personal sense of what exposure means to the viewer.

This portrait of a man smoking aims to expose the unexpected consequences of drugs. Clearly the rotting green skin, and the wounds exposing decaying flesh and tissue show how drugs take their toll on the human body. Not only does this portrait expose the internal damage of drugs, but it aims to expose our society’s problem with drug abuse, especially how big pharmaceutical companies control most faucets of business. The dripping blood contrasts against the green to draw emphasis to the wounds. The red splotches in the background make the viewers feel like they are in some type of purgatory or hell based on the demonic creature in front of their eyes.

The bloody dripping skulls tied up in rope aim to expose the dark nature of human beings. This particular painting shows how what’s on the inside might not match what is on the outside. Fit to society's standards of beauty and sophistication might not match the underlying darkness of someone’s personality. The green rotting skulls contrast with the red paint to further emphasize the “decaying” appearance of the skulls. The ropes around the skulls tie them together almost like they were in some sort of bag to create an eerie, dark feeling among the artwork.

This artwork shows a young, demonic girl’s head being split open to expose a rotting skull. Her name is intentionally “Mellon Collie” as a play on words for the magazine cutout of the actual word “melancholy” in the background of the painting. This shows that she has an internal sadness inside of her. The black makeup streaming down her face further emphasizes her feelings of extreme sadness. The skull aims to portray what it can feel like living with mental illness. This artwork exposes how depression can take an enormous toll on the well-being of an individual.

This artwork takes on the idea of exposure in the most literal sense possible. It shows a greek god-like statue with one side of the portrait the normal face and the other side the anatomical drawings of the inside of the skull. The drawings are not drawn accurately but rather try to depict the muscle tissue and ligaments inside of the face. It shows how humans are all the same on the side regardless of race or ethnicity. It shows how all of our ancestors share the same roots. I extended the ligaments in the neck to create a root-like effect that emphasizes this idea.

This artwork embodies the concept of exposure by showing a skull with its eyes popping out and its tongue sticking out. This aims to expose one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony. The eyes and the tongue appeal to the senses of sight and taste which enable the sin of gluttony at its purest sense. Gluttony is overconsumption in food, drink, or even wealthy items. The particular artwork exposes how humans are gluttonous creatures. In today's society, especially living in the US, we humans live beyond our means in most cases. We over consume on a daily basis.

This piece embodies the concept of exposure because it exposes another seven deadly sins of Envy. The young girl is green with red eyes full of envy. Her sorrowful face indicates this as well. The hands on the face aim to symbolize the desperate desire to reach out to be other people and want other things - core concept in the sin of envy. Her barb wire wrapped hands symbolize the internal destruction of envy. Constant envy consumes you and eats you alive. This painting was meant to illustrate the concept of envy.

Similar to Bobby Joe Smoking a Cig, this artworks intends to expose the intimate lives of everyday people. This woman is a tired mother. You can tell by her deep wrinkles and knowing eyes that she has a lot of experience and wisdom. This particle artwork emphasizes the small moments of relaxation that are vital to human existence. The soft colors and hints of brightness illustrate the true happiness behind her eyes. I used lots of crossing and hatching for my shading and contouring to create a sense of chaos and unorganization that are typical of everyday life.

This artwork was intended to be hung upside down in order to showcase the chaos of the drawing. There are a bunch of different colors contrasting each other for a vivid affect. The rainbow in the background draws attention to the center or the vocal point of the drawing, the sad girl. The girl has her hands on her face, and her eyes are sorrowful to expose how the external appearance or someone can be entirely different from their internal existence. For example the beautiful, upbeat random in the background and her blue hair contrast from her depression expression. This artwork intends to expose the reality of the human condition.