The Blank Search for Your Emotions
Michelle J.
Charcoal, color pencils & graphite.
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We as individuals have responsibility for certain issues or problems that need to be resolved or you wish you could. Sometimes the amount of resources available at hand such as time or an individual’s energy can be limited and lead to us having a voice in our mind telling us that we aren’t capable. Hence, making it more tough for us to face the issue as it can be from our perspective as burdensome or tiring. As many of us have felt overwhelmed by stress, eventually it can be too hard to manage. For me personally, I find stress to be difficult to cope with and it ultimately leads to what I can only describe as a feeling of numbness where you feel neither negative or positive emotions. It just doesn’t affect you anymore. Which leads to the loss of your goals for the future and your sources of motivation as it gets harder to care which explains the drawing of flowers in black and white. This numbness creates this mental action of questioning ourselves. I wanted to depict it through art as even as you attempt to find and mimic any emotions to grasp & feel, it’s not easy due to everything else being empty and black. But as the stress lifts up due to circumstances, specks of color–as seen in the small blue & orange mini flowers and the colored butterfly–start to brighten your view. Leading to loss of the feeling of numbness.
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Creativity means to me to have an outlet available in which an individual can be able to express thoughts and feelings that aren't as easy to explain. Creativity can create a better understanding of one's view point in which an individual can share experiences, thoughts or feelings.
