Tuesday, May 27, 2008

What it means to be human is quite a difficult thing to attempt to capture on 6" by 6" square panel. My square has a flower with many layers of different colors which represent underlying emotions and feelings which often play a role in complicating human feeling. There is a light bulb which represents thought. Thought is imperative to being human because it is what separates us from animals and insects. The money on the upper left hand side of the panel represents greed and value. Human beings often evaluate the value of people, objects, and feelings. The post card on the top center represents the fact that humans are very social for the most part and are in constant contact with one another. The train ticket represents the fact that human beings tend to be mobile and wonder often, if not in the physical sense then at least in thought. The corset in the bottom left corner represents social constraint and its effects on human morals, actions, and opinion. The bottom right corner's checkered design represents how humans fall into patterns of habit which may be good or bad. The alcoholic beverage label in the upper right hand corner represents human addiction which coincides with the idea of habitual action.

1 comment:

Kerri Ann Thompson said...

Literary influences? Where is picture? Thanks for the written posting.