Getting Dressed
Antara M.
Acrylic paint on canvas board
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This artwork illustrates the different ways I get ready. As an Indian-American, I feel that I have two different ways of getting ready: my everyday routine for when I'm going to school, and my routine for when I'm going to an Indian cultural event or festival. I have two different wardrobes for the different routines, too. This painting features myself, looking in the mirror, getting ready in my normal way VS. getting ready for an Indian event. This painting portrays the division of my identity that I feel, because of my two cultures often remaining separated in my life.
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Being creative means expressing ideas that are hard to verbalize and write. Through art, complex ideas can be illustrated and communicated, which is a unique ability. To be able to communicate ideas without a language barrier is invaluable.
