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The Seeing Extremity Graphite on paper The main text which inspired this drawing was the caption: "The Skin Has Eyes" In the following paragraph it is written, "Touch, by clarifying and adding to the shorthand of the eyes, teaches us that we live in a three-dimensional world... We remember the feel of the loved one's hand, how his body curves, the texture of his hair. Touch allows us to find our way in the world in the darkness or in other circumstances where we can't fully use our other senses. By combining eyesight and touch, primates excel at locating objects in space." -Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses . Title Ink on paper For this piece I was inspired by the quote "What a marvel to see so many lives at full stretch, defined by needles and ink, so many people who wished to become their own text." The writing creates a woman's silhouette. The text writes from top to bottom: "Of all the skin-deforming arts, one of the m...
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The Letters Inspired by Moonrise Kingdom This photograph composition was influenced by the Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom, which tells the story of two young kids in love. In the movie the two write little letters to one another. A very romantic thing to do, or used to be. In the present day with technology and being able to call, text, and FaceTime our loved one, we do not have as much a use for handwritten letters. However, I still find the idea of a handwritten letter very endearing and extremely meaningful. The letter in the photograph is not necessarily meant to be read, the content of it is not important for the image. I did not want to put too much of my own personal context into it, because I do not want it to be about me personally, I simply want it to be an image that people can relate to or feel a connection to. That is why the old photograph is off to the side, at that angle, and you are not meant to re...
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