My piece on the left and my friend allyson's on the right
Sydney Luke-Hamasaki
October 29, 2013
Artist Statement:
Pieces of Me Project
This is Just a Piece of Me
When I started this piece, I went through so many different ideas, all centered more around the background than around the focus of the project, me. Not in a selfish way, but meaning the painting should say something about the painter. So I settled on a picture of me inside a picture frame. I have spent a good majority of my life putting others before myself. The kind of mindset that “if they are happy, then I’m happy,” but a sad person can’t make other people happy.
This is what I focused on im my piece. I need to do what makes me happy and not what makes other people happy, focus on myself a little bit. So I framed my face. The flowers were done in red, one of my favorite colors and put on a grayscale background. This provided nice contrast with the red. The picture of me was kept the same colors from the original edit, or as close as I could get.
October 29, 2013
Artist Statement:
Pieces of Me Project
This is Just a Piece of Me
When I started this piece, I went through so many different ideas, all centered more around the background than around the focus of the project, me. Not in a selfish way, but meaning the painting should say something about the painter. So I settled on a picture of me inside a picture frame. I have spent a good majority of my life putting others before myself. The kind of mindset that “if they are happy, then I’m happy,” but a sad person can’t make other people happy.
This is what I focused on im my piece. I need to do what makes me happy and not what makes other people happy, focus on myself a little bit. So I framed my face. The flowers were done in red, one of my favorite colors and put on a grayscale background. This provided nice contrast with the red. The picture of me was kept the same colors from the original edit, or as close as I could get.