Tagged: drawing art photo image vintage boots ostrich leather lithographic crayon crayonOstrich-Leather Boots
2012
lithographic crayon and rubbing ink on paper, 36” x 48”
Tagged: feminism drawing art charcoal women inspiration quote“I am a driving force of economic wealth and sustainable development”
2012
charcoal on paper, 24” x 60”
Tagged: drawing art charcoal tattoo tattoo art carpe diem inspiration women feminism vintageUntitled
2012
charcoal on paper, 48” x 72”
The first movie I ever loved was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Not that my seven-year-old self had anything to relate to the characters about—I was no rebellious teenager—but the film excited me more than anything I had seen before. It glorified the notion that maybe it was a little bit good to be a little bit bad, and made me realize that perhaps spontaneity was the golden path to some greater happiness. The idea of happiness, of course, is liquid. When throwing around ideas for the “Map of My Brain” assignment, it occurred to me that when I spend time with myself, I am usually thinking about what I should do to make myself happy, either in the current or else in the future. This is lethal. I am holding up spontaneity/living in the moment in one hand, and future plans/where I am trying to get in the other, and the mental struggle consumes me. In the end, I almost always end up over-analyzing what I’m doing while wishing I could be more adventurous and impulsive… “YOLO,” right?
In this drawing I depict myself covered in tattoos because I see them as direct and visual representations of spontaneity, bravery and confidence. I’ve spent an unnatural amount of time drawing out tattoo designs then backing out after second-guessing myself… a vicious cycle indeed. I admire the girl in the portrait for going ahead shamelessly with so many dumb tattoo ideas, and completely owning it. In many ways, I like to think that I have drawn myself here, or at least one side of myself, or at least someone who I admire, or at least someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously, which, in the end, is all I want.
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing installation, April 2012
Tagged: art photograph fashion photo black and white
