Here is my latest show entry—I entered it into the end of semester show for the final show of my undergrad.weird.
So this is the piece I offered a little "sneak peak" to a few weeks ago. not my usual style or subject matter, but they asked for "conceptual", and this is what they got. More creepy that I usually care to do—I feel like I have fallen into the typical category of "depressed art student", though I am far from it in actuality.
Just in case the "message" is not very clear, allow me to expand on my inspiration a little. I've been talking with some of the girls that I mentor, and just some that I know closely, and have become more aware of the pain that girls inflict upon themselves in order to be accepted by society—not just anorexia, though that is a more well known issue. Slowly, these girls kill themselves, hardly able to keep themselves "above water" (represented by the horizontal). Thankfully, I do not know any girls who are in a position quite that bad, but I do know plenty about how society works against us and pushes girls (boys too, but we're talking my drawing of a girl right now...) to become the impossible "perfect".
The awesome thing is that God is in control—and He allows us to be vulnerable to Himself. And in exposing what we are going through, the pain of what we have lived through—whatever it may be—we allow Him to come in and provide the necessary healing.
God is so good. It's hard to grasp how nobody can be too "terrible", too "full of sin", too "unclean" for Him to reach—just look at Manasseh from 2 Kings 21! He was described as the worst king to ever live, and he had "shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit..." (v.16). Yet, when Manasseh turned to God at the end of his life, God forgave him, loved him and even blessed him—he did not bring the punishment that the people deserved while Manasseh was living.
Feedback is welcome and encouraged as always—I'm considering bringing the line down a little more and maybe allowing it to fade higher. Thoughts?
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2 comments:
i think its great just the way it is katrina! very sad indeed tho. i was justt talking about this issue today actually. awesome job conveying it!
Hey Katrina, it's beej (don't be fooled by the picture) I like how the part the girl want to showcase as 'acceptable is in the dark area but the more truthful representation of what she is going through is in the light[-er parts].
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