Body and Soul

Artist Statement: This was a self directed piece to express the idea of the soul being too big for the body to hold. What a person looks like is only a small fraction of who they are, and the amount of thoughts and feelings inside them are larger than anyone can tell just through outside observation. The flowers represent the inner workings and aspirations of the person trying to grow, and they are able to escape while cracking the person’s figure. I chose to include this work in my portfolio because it expresses a concept that I think everyone feels at some point in their life, but not one that I’ve seen spoken about before. I would like anyone who views the piece to be able to see their own spirit as something wonderful and worth exploring, even if it feels like too much to handle at times. To prepare for the work, I went through several drafts of the flowers emerging in different ways, such as along the spine, did a few quick studies on cracks in different types of material, and also took photos of myself as reference.