Sunday, December 11, 2022

Figurative Sculptures

 Professional photo of both sculptures 

  

Title: Cover it Up

Sculpture 1

Air dry clay, ink, pastel, duct tape, acrylic paint, wood, sharpie

Dimensions-  (1 1/2", 6", 1")

This sculpture represents the lack of attention that is given to people when they say that medication is not helping them. More specifically children who are told to take certain medications because of their parents and they don't get a say or in other words are not heard and their option is pushed to the side.

Research-  https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-tell-if-adhd-medication-is-working/

This article goes through how ADHD medication does not work on everyone and that it can have very negative effects on someone who is taking it and feels as if it is not helping. "Not everyone responds well to stimulant medications. In fact, about 15 percent of individuals who have tried both of the usual stimulant class medications either do not see any benefit or cannot tolerate the side effects even at the lowest doses."

https://www.wbur.org/news/2011/02/01/childrens-mental-health-ii

This article is about a debate between parents whether the use of medication is children is actually working.

Sculpture 2

Air dry clay, ink, pastel, fabric, acrylic paint, tin foil, wood

Dimensions-  (4", 7", 3")

This sculpture represents the double standard in dresscode. During grade school girls are told to cover up their bodys, so that they are not a distraction to the guys. This rule does not apply to the guys.

Research-

https://thisisgendered.org/entry/dress-code/

This article is about how dresscode makes women feel like they are being objectified. Schools should be.a safe place for children to grow and learn, but when we have teachers telling girls they need to cover up for boys then it is implicating into the young mind of girls that there body must be hidden.

https://www.familyeducation.com/school-learning/grade/middle-school/are-middle-school-dress-codes-sexist-unfair

This article is about how girls get dress coded for wearing the same thing that a boy will wear 5 times as much. It goes into depth about how schools are more harsh on girls about dress code and why.

Professional photo of Sculpture #1, front view

 

Professional photo of Sculpture #1, Side View 

 

Professional photo of Sculpture #1, Back View 

  

Professional photo of Sculpture #2, Front View 

  

Professional photo of Sculpture #2, 

Professional photo of Sculpture #2,

 

Artist Statement

"As a society we are deprived the knowledge of the wrong that happens around us. My vision is to express the issues that are not talked about. "Cover it Up" is supposed to present a visual representation of the emotion of what the people that struggle with these issues go through. There are multiple ways that cover it up can be interpreted. First is physically, when there is an issue physically many people first turn to medication. This does not apply for many medications, but for the ones that are given to people and they are trying to speak out saying it is not helping and still receive no guidance. The other way is a little more literal. Schools have put the pressure on females to cover up their body because they dont want the boys to get distracted. There are cases where a boy will wear the same thing that a girl wears and it draws little to no attention because it is not seen as an issue. My goal here is to express what that feels like."

 

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