In this piece I was interested in the idea of the role models young girls looks up to. In the past the role models were wholesome, respectable women but today I feel like the women young girls look up to are not good examples for them to idolize. I portrayed this idea by using the idea of a girl looking at herself in a mirror she holds in front of herself. In the background I incorporated images of past influential women in black and white with new figures girls look up to in color. I think this composition portrays the idea of reflection on who we look all look up and taking time to decide if they are worth our respect first.
Hey Mary! Haven't commented on your stuff for a while! Anyways, I really like this one. I think you're really starting to get the hang of investigating your concentration. The composition of this piece is very strong, with a good balance between black-and-white and color. Your idea of choosing between old and new women role models and the contrasts between them is also very thought-provoking. I seriously don't have much to say about this, except that I think you could push the piece even further by making the mirror's border even more contrasted. Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteGood work, Mary. I would like to see you work back in with a sharpened charcoal pencil and emphasize crisper edges to create greater directional movement in the piece. I like the contrast of color versus black and white in the background as well as with your portrait. I think that the actual protrait could be developed a bit more fully and again, edges cleaned up.
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