Typically art is an elusive subject in terms of definition. Art is a means to communicate through the senses. It can be entertaining, informative or controversial. Whether one's feelings that art evokes are good or bad, art is successful if it stirs its viewers. The most tragic result, for any artist, in my opinion is an audience's indifference toward their art.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
"Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it." M. Scott Peck
Self Portraits can invoke a sense of pride and at the same time be a painful journey. For my contribution I have opted to reflect in the mirror of time.
I tried to portray a picture of myself that was vulnerably self revealing. I chose a current picture and then added the elements of a child's face, depicting the past and an old woman's face, the future. I set these all in a background of a clock. In my life, age is staring at me constantly. I generally am the oldest student in my classes. Changing careers at this point in my life was never the plan, but became a necessity. It is both the hardest thing I have ever done and the most exciting. There is a part of me that still feels young and childish, but I also realize that I look through the eyes of an old woman. Time is melting away, urgency constricts my breath, and regret haunts me; thus the melting effect on the clock.
But the beauty is I value myself enough to change my life, to change my time, to change my future. I am grateful for the opportunity and strength to do that; and it makes every experience and every class and every classmate a joy added to my life and journey.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
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