Mural Evaluation

When we went out to paint the collaborative mural, the whole class had a similar theme. A lot of the works had the theme of being locked behind technology, missing important chances, reflecting on the past and the effects of media on our lives. There are many different cultural images on work had artworks based on different cultures and displayed how they can disregard their differences and be together. Other artworks like my own focused on more of the side of  taking chances and picking the right one because if you don't you may regret it. Social values, beliefs and authority of power are

challenged in the mural, through artworks against being locked behind our technology and the effects of the technology on our views and beliefs. This is excellently depicted through Lorenzo and Harley's work. It is a woman that wishes she looked like someone else, someone 'perfect'. The truth of this is that the person they aspire to be is not real in the way that their bodies are altered through editing and photoshop. In this mural the role of art is challenged, art in the mural is used to put across a message that society needs to know because otherwise there will be no way of fixing these issues. Art was not used as a pretty thing to look at but used as a way of communication between the artist and the audience. I believe that this artwork was successful because it covered many different ideas and themes. It used the frames to display issues in our society and how things effect us. The artwork also brings different cultures together through the artwork using images from four different religions and having the world in the middle to convey that the world isn't own by one person or culture but by everyone.

My Artwork

My original idea was a paste-up, it was the earth bu the oceans were red and the continents were black. All over the plant there were different issues and a hazard sign, the issues included overusing trees for timber and paper. I didn't like the overall look of it so I decided to change it completely, I went for a different ideology. It is a person hanging onto a window and in the reflection of one of the glass shards saying OPPORTUNITY. I did this to make the window the person is hanging onto a window of opportunity and if they miss this opportunity they may regret it. I did this because many people miss opportunities that they wish they didn't. I do believe that the message in my artwork is clear.

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Artwork 1

Artwork 2

Artwork 3

Artwork 4

This was my original design, I was going for the theme of the mind being polluted with social media and technology in general.

This was my second design which I chose to do for my paste-up. I went for the theme of a dying world and bad choices which will destroy the world for future generations.

This was my third design, I first drew it small but i'm not really sure why.

I then redrew it bigger but it didn't turn out as well, I like this image with the different images in close proximity. This further pushes the point that we need to get rid of some things and change things up for the better.