Find Your Voice

For this assignment, we were asked to create a piece that represented a social or political issue that we felt connected to. I chose the rise of technology and how it has become an addiction for some. I was inspired by the word "trapped", as I felt as though we are trapped into technology and there is no way out, and it is only getting worse. I chose to make a portrait of a girl, that was inspired by myself, with a phone locked against her face with chains. I think the way you can't see her facial features says a lot about just how much we are sucked into our phones. I used acrylic paint and paint pens on bristol paper to create this, along with thin black pens. If I could go back and change anything about I piece, I might have added more chains, and possibly vary the sizes. Overall, I am very happy with my personal voice piece.