In the Mirror
Harper D.
Acrylic paint
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I made this piece as a reflection on the difficulty a lot of young people today have with their reflections. Social media, personal insecurity, and many other factors have led a lot of people to be unable to appreciate their outward appearances without changing them in some way (whether that is through filters, censoring, or makeup). By painting this subject’s face using large pixels, I aim to emphasize that point in an exaggerated, impactful way. I hope that anyone feeling this way about their appearance sees themselves in this painting, and that it motivates them to appreciate their features as they are.
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To me, creativity is what drives humans to make and invent and discover new things. It doesn’t matter what those things are- art, inventions, philosophies, scientific breakthroughs- they are all results of innately human actions. In the simplest of terms, creativity is human.
