I made this collage while frustrated with my relationship, and it inspired me. This piece is supposed to tell a story of back and forth of good and bad during a relationship. It shows a cheating, power-hungry man and a girl who can't get out of the relationship. They go back and forth between a super awesome, romantic relationship and him cheating and her drinking and smoking and just trying to get out. There is a display of words that she is dealing with, questioning herself, what others are calling her, and her goals. This piece means a lot to me, while it may not be the prettiest or the most censored, I feel like it shows raw emotion. I like to think that in the end, they make it, and she quits her bad habits and he stops cheating, but I don't think it does. This piece has become it's own artist and shown itself through me, and I really like that. This piece is an experience, and not just art to me.
For this collage I used magazine cut outs, acrylic paint, guesso and matting.
-Rachel A
For this collage I used magazine cut outs, acrylic paint, guesso and matting.
-Rachel A