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Artist Statement
The Decay of Flowers
For
this assignment, I was inspired to create an abstract narrative that
highlighted the highs and lows of addiction. I wanted to recreate the scenario
an addict would face - an episode of seeing a drug, wanted the drug, taking the
drug, and then the emptiness that comes after the high ends. I chose to portray
this grittiness in traditional media, combining individually drawn still images
with physical objects brought to life with stop-motion. The “drug” was
represented by physical flowers, which the subject ate to experience the high.
I also used color to represent the different emotions and excitement, the
yellow that can be seen in the flowers is re-emphasized throughout the piece,
and in addition to the green of the stems. The work is primarily in grey scale,
to establish the dullness of life, and how many turn to drugs and other
substitutions for enjoyment. However, once the high is over, the subject is
left cold and abandoned, in a dark world. I chose to title this work “The Decay of
Flowers” as a commentary on how addiction destroys us and prematures our decay.
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