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High Functioning Anxiety
The piece represents the intense emotion of high functioning anxiety while unable to achieve perfection. High functioning anxiety is described as being motivated to do tasks by fear. The congestion of words implies overwhelming emotions that form thunderclouds heavy with burdens and the promise of a storm. Using a cool monochromatic palette for the subject, I wished to convey how one starts to fade and dull when conquered by one's inner monsters. Yet, a person with high functioning anxiety perceives his or her anxieties as the only motivators to feel fulfilled, hence the warm tones. Like in reality, the cloud of worries is removable. As a student, crowded with the anxiety to perform, through art, I desired to communicate my own distress— how without this heavy cloud lingering, I feel unaccomplished, empty, and lonely.
High Functioning Anxiety
The piece represents the intense emotion of high functioning anxiety while unable to achieve perfection. High functioning anxiety is described as being motivated to do tasks by fear. The congestion of words implies overwhelming emotions that form thunderclouds heavy with burdens and the promise of a storm. Using a cool monochromatic palette for the subject, I wished to convey how one starts to fade and dull when conquered by one's inner monsters. Yet, a person with high functioning anxiety perceives his or her anxieties as the only motivators to feel fulfilled, hence the warm tones. Like in reality, the cloud of worries is removable. As a student, crowded with the anxiety to perform, through art, I desired to communicate my own distress— how without this heavy cloud lingering, I feel unaccomplished, empty, and lonely.