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This is a reflection photograph. I like to call them the poor-man's double exposure but economy has nothing to do with any of this.
The iconic auto parts chain, Pep Boys, has a local shop on Atlantic Boulevard in East Los Angeles. (Photo taken by Drennon Kimpton on Sept. 12, 2014)
Size: 42.0 x 59.4 cm
This piece was created for my project about the word ‘’Perception’’. This was a response to Mark Demsteader which I used in my art project for the word perception. The Idea when creating this was that a person never stops judging their selves entirely as the three heads represent the past present and future of this person. The drips where purposeful and helps to create the feeling of lose as it covers the facial features making them less prominent. Which shows that she still feels that a part of her is incomplete. In my project this was showing how people are never satisfied with who they are as a person and are more willing to accept flaws within themselves.
My experience with the photograph, “Graves”, was one primarily of self-reflection. My immediate thought when I first saw this picture was of my grandfather who passed last year. His death was the first in my life of someone I was very close with and it forced me to consider how I conceptualize death and its utter finality. I have no religious beliefs and no belief in an afterlife, so I’ve only had the option of thinking about death from a biological standpoint. Unfortunately, this hasn’t brought me much solace. Because of this, the idea of death has always been a wonder of mine, sitting silently in the back of my consciousness until I have reason to consider its greater implications.
With this thought it mind, I decided I would like to express my experience attempting to conceptualize death throughout different points in my life, some of which I’ve reached and some I haven’t. The series of photographs I’ve made are of individuals of increasing age with Graves positioned in different areas of each scene. However, the photograph, Graves, is always out of focus to represent two concepts. One, that my concept of death is not fully focused, and most likely won’t be for the majority of my life. And two, that death is not the subject of my focus on a daily basis but rather when an event, like a death, occurs that forces me to consider it again. While I wish that through this project I was able to develop a more concrete concept of death, it did spur conversations with others about the topic. This has helped me to remember that conceptualizing death is a nearly universal struggle and is not a phenomenon whose questions are easily answered.
After dropping off my submissions for the small works show I noticed the light. I don't think that I captured the gold contrasting the shadows cast.
Size: 6 x 19 in
Medium: acrylic paint on wood
Date: September 2022
I noticed in several variations of media (oftentimes movies and social media forums) that the “tragically beautiful woman” is heavily romanticized. I believe idealization of this type of character can lead women to prioritize their looks over their emotional well-being, so I created a chronological representation of a woman’s lifelong pursuit of beauty.
I began by depicting her sense of self fading into the background as she succumbs to insecurity and resorts to trying new forms of self expression. What isn’t as commonly shown in the media romanticizing this type of character, though, is the self-reflection later on, and I wanted to capture the regret she has for prioritizing the superficial aspects of life.
This is an A2 observational drawing study I completed using fineliners, ball point pens, posca pens and India ink.
The aim of the image is to prompt self reflection.
I chose to use a combination of media to challenge my mark making ability, by using media that behaved differently, I would be forced to use a particular technique to best use it in creating a realistic interpretation.
#9 of 365: Self-reflections. Me and my boy Shane were chopping it up after class today. We spoke about a lot of things but one topic that stuck with me was the topic of changes. Changes happen with every move we make, with every second, everyday of our lives. Our present moment is simply a stamp on our timeline. Sometimes you look back and you may hate the way you were but "hey, at least you know you're progressing." That's what Shane said.
PS: I obviously need to learn how to use photoshop.
Today I worked myself up over what I thought was the expectations of others, but turned out to be simply the expectations I had for myself.
I feel like life right now is about trying to figure out who the real "me" is when you peel away the labels that have become attached to the person I am---co-worker, roommate, friend, sister, daughter...etc.
It appears I still have some self-reflecting to come...but what better space to do it than the 365?
For FGR, Self-Reflection (thanks Maite for provoking my thoughts!)
The piece makes a self-reflection about everyday conflicts, contradictory desires that constantly fight against the present. A woman who fights for her identity and who tries, in vain, to get rid of the conflicts (bodices) that human relationships and society impose on her.
The bodices are a metaphor that talks about the impossibility of facing these daily conflicts. The superimposition of layers and layers that dress that doll-woman until it isolates her from the world around her.
The constant feature of the installation is a loneliness feeling. It talks about all the concerns we have that come from our survival instinct, in a world that is everyday more individualized.
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Photo: Krisztina Turna //CHB