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| A Conversation With Myself - Amy Castellon |
“Like money, and like fashion, identity itself was in danger
of coming out of commercializing smelting kiln without real substance,
referent, or real value (Wahrman, 2004: 208).” (Finklestein, 81)
“She has to survey everything she is and everything she
does because how she appears to others, and ultimately how she appears to men,
is crucial importance for what is normally thought as the success of her life.”
(Berger)
My piece is called "A Conversation with Myself". I feel that this is a piece that many people can relate to. Using a designed piece of paper with a trippy background to represent one's subconscious, I placed two individuals standing across from each other, having a conversation. One person is the child version of the other. As children we often don't think about the way we're perceived by society and the people around us. We only thought about what made us happy and we went with it without a second thought. I placed items such as flowers and colorful insects surrounding the child to show her innocence. The child is also portrayed as pink and a light blue, bright colors to also signify her bright and happiness. However, as we grow up society takes its toll on us with its cruelty. The adult is surrounded by a cloud of dark blue with words lingering around the adult while speaking to their younger self. The adult has different patterns and dark colors on them to show how much negative impacts have taken a toll on them. By making this piece, I wanted to show how much society and people change us as we grow, that our younger selves probably wouldn't even recognize their adult themselves.
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