Altered book materials: Book, acrylic paint, matte medium and gloss
This book is about me, and my life, the way I view things. It's not a finished piece. All of the photos used inside of my book, were from my book originally, symbolizing how all of these aspects of my life are from MY view, and not the views or judgment others press on me or how they try to make me feel. The images and words on the outside of the book are from other sources, symbolizing how people press their judgments on me and the outward appearance, Judging a book by it's cover, you could say.
One of pages is a textured, white page, to me, it symbolizes how my future will be bumpy but It's mine to make my own, to decorate and have fun with.
I have a title page, of sorts. It has pictures that reminded me the most of myself, dreamy, and artsy and always being looked down upon.
One of the pages is about how I feel like I'm hiding my true self from everyone and also about how I feel like people are waiting for me to do something bad, so I have to always watch my back.
The aspect of my family was very raw and in a way that I had never shown or been honest about my family. It's much more edgy and rough.
I showed the aspect of my dreams for the future, mostly family-wise. This page has a "promise yourself" poem, of sorts. In the photos I see happy families, but especially children that are caressing or easily talking to the mother. There is a photo of a man and woman happily dancing down the streets with the caption 'He was often late for work' I thought that piece was important, they were not only happy right in that moment, happy enough to be dancing in the streets, but they were that happy 'often'. I also put a quote about Adam and Eve, symbolizing how it will be a start, the beginning of my life, the life I choose to live, with my family that I have, a happy, loving family with good, REAL communication and protection.
My last page showed the sexual aspect of my life, trapped in a cage, unable to get out of the dark, desolate place. My beauty standards, and a picture of Adam, the first man, innocent and vulnerable and naked.
Thank you for taking the time to read my artists statement and look at my altered book,
Rachel A
This book is about me, and my life, the way I view things. It's not a finished piece. All of the photos used inside of my book, were from my book originally, symbolizing how all of these aspects of my life are from MY view, and not the views or judgment others press on me or how they try to make me feel. The images and words on the outside of the book are from other sources, symbolizing how people press their judgments on me and the outward appearance, Judging a book by it's cover, you could say.
One of pages is a textured, white page, to me, it symbolizes how my future will be bumpy but It's mine to make my own, to decorate and have fun with.
I have a title page, of sorts. It has pictures that reminded me the most of myself, dreamy, and artsy and always being looked down upon.
One of the pages is about how I feel like I'm hiding my true self from everyone and also about how I feel like people are waiting for me to do something bad, so I have to always watch my back.
The aspect of my family was very raw and in a way that I had never shown or been honest about my family. It's much more edgy and rough.
I showed the aspect of my dreams for the future, mostly family-wise. This page has a "promise yourself" poem, of sorts. In the photos I see happy families, but especially children that are caressing or easily talking to the mother. There is a photo of a man and woman happily dancing down the streets with the caption 'He was often late for work' I thought that piece was important, they were not only happy right in that moment, happy enough to be dancing in the streets, but they were that happy 'often'. I also put a quote about Adam and Eve, symbolizing how it will be a start, the beginning of my life, the life I choose to live, with my family that I have, a happy, loving family with good, REAL communication and protection.
My last page showed the sexual aspect of my life, trapped in a cage, unable to get out of the dark, desolate place. My beauty standards, and a picture of Adam, the first man, innocent and vulnerable and naked.
Thank you for taking the time to read my artists statement and look at my altered book,
Rachel A