sickness
Lila G.
Digital
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The work juxtaposes the many things I deal with on a daily basis, from boredom with life, sadness, and happiness. The girls bored and melancholic expression display my inert daily boredom and sadness, but it is juxtaposed with happy imagery, like stuffed animals, flowers, and stars, which represent the things and people in my life that can pull me out of my melancholy. The occasional disturbing imagery in the image, like knives represent the things that can pull me further into depression, but they are vastly outnumbered by the cheerful items. Finally, the girl in the artwork has a somewhat strange style, with stickers on her face and random accessories throughout her hair, which show my unchanging desire to express the stranger parts of myself.
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Creativity means being able to unconditionally express myself in a way that is accurate to my feelings. If I am unable to accurately convey those feelings through my works, or feel I have to limit myself to conform to another’s definition of ”good art”, then I’m unable to be creative.
