This piece explores the longing of adolescents to mature into adulthood. The use of neon-esque lights and vivid colors references club culture, and the flowers chosen represent innocence beginning to diminish. The subject looks down at the viewer, portraying a sense of pride in a teenager’s transformation into adulthood.
With my piece ‘Unity’ I was inspired to work with female figures and express the virtue of beauty. After years of battling with an eating disorder, I wanted to create a piece that portrayed women as frivolous and carefree. The eroticism and pure nudity in this piece aim to unite females to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin and to be proud of who they are.
With Motherly Love, I was inspired to convey my mother’s wealth and success as a businesswoman, and how she can juggle the responsibilities of motherhood alongside it. The purpose of the subject gazing at the viewer is to engage the viewer to look at the visual representation of my mother feeling prideful for her success in her career.
‘Dripping in Gold’ symbolizes gold in relation to my sister’s name. Gold signifies enlightenment, loyalty, purity, and hope. After my sister was born, my family was able to grow into success with their business. With gold not only signifying my sister’s name but also underlying the symbol of wealth, this art piece strives to express my family’s success that my sister brought to us.
‘Women Work’ represents the routines of a housewife throughout history. Although now Women are more independent within the workforce, some are still frowned upon because they are unable to gain as many opportunities as men in the work environment. The chaotic atmosphere in the artwork strives to portray the lifestyle of motherhood and how women are able to juggle everything at once.
‘Lust’ is a piece that represents the desire of pleasure that Women begin to experience as they mature into their adulthood. The piece strives to embrace a subtle and feminine mood, where the audience can then