Sunday, January 18, 2015

The Tunnel of Power


In my artwork, a lonely girl is staring through her "destiny", which is symbolized as a dangerous, windy path surrounded by murky water. At the end, there's the darkest point or the hardest point that leads to the light. The tunnel symbolizes the hardest part of her life, which ends in peace. The globe of yellow represents power and strength and the women surrounding it are gathering the power. The ghostly woman below is clearly holding up the whole system with one finger. I arranged it so that you look at the bright red dress, your eyes slowly move up the tunnel and up to the top were the light is. I made it so that the painting is darker and gloomier down below, but is bright and cheery higher up. The hand on the globe symbolizes power, which is also connected to the girl in the red dresses hand. I want people to understand from my painting that no matter how rough or hopeless a woman in poverty may feel, that if she carries on, there can be light at the end of the tunnel. It surprised me the most that even in the 21st century, women are still treated with so much disrespect. I also will continue to contribute to our website. I really  hope that it will make a difference because that's what art does.

3 comments:

  1. A very thought provoking painting.It dramatizes the complexity and the dangers of the journey as well as its rewards.

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  2. Great job..your class was obviously impacted by this subject and it s cool that you want to carry on further action to illustrate the dire situations of many of the worlds young women. You did a super job with your painting mrs.( nan) madsen

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  3. You did a great job and you are such a GREAT painter!! You are really talented!! Nice painting.

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