Peacocked By Luxury
Jessy T.
This piece is completed with graphite, watercolor, acrylic, marker, and colored pencil.
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This piece reflects how wealth and fashion influence identity. Peacocks are a symbol of wealth, and the cut-out facial features show how one can be blinded by luxury. Missing eyes and mouth show loss of self and material desire. While wearing a glamorous dress that is worth a ton of money, we don't know who this person is other than her social status. The desire for wealth and greed can change people for the worse and make them lose themselves.
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To me, creativity is an escape from reality but also a space where I can bring fantasy to life. It means chaos but freedom. I find myself questioning why I like certain things, why I think there's beauty in everything, and how it defines me as an individual.
