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How does influence affect identity development? When we are young, we are taught the importance of being “original”, being separate from others, but in reality, we are all built from pieces of each other and our environments. Our actions and emotions don’t appear out of thin air, but through parts of us that are often hard to pinpoint to a direct source. Human identity is a recreation of things around us. This investigation explores the different “parts” of identity, often ones that go unspoken for.
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Trapped in Transparency
Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30inA rose suspended inside a crystal-clear water droplet, beginning to wither and dripping black liquid, surrounded by vibrant greenery yearning for another life - able to see the outside world clearly yet unable to reach it.
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IMAGE 2Educational Influence
Acrylic on Canvas, 20×16inA child with his brain exposed, cradled by two cold-toned hands, with scribbles of language in the background, representing how education shapes cognition.
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Self Perpetuated Character
Oil on Canvas, 12×12inA dual-expression self portrait showing two expressions, one smiling and one frowning, morphing into each other to explore conflicting roles.
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IMAGE 4Seed of Resentment
A face with a tear, they eye showing a reflection of two people in conflict. Petunias, symbols of both resentment and love, growing from within the skin. Explores the pain of living with contradictory feelings toward those within a family system.
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas, 14×11in.
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IMAGE 5A girl blending into surrounding neutral-toned faces, except for one small vibrant square of skin, exploring how identity shifts, shapes, and morphs. How wounds can stay open through different masks.
Oil on Canvas, 14×11in.
Chamelon
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IMAGE 6Golden Child
A faded charcoal figure with her mouth sewn shut using yarn stitched through the canvas with gold flakes. Communicates the experience of the "Golden Child". Feelings of dismissal, silence, invalidation; praised by expectation at the cost of one’s voice.
Charcoal and Oil Wash, 24×18in.
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IMAGE 7The Greed of Fortune
Oil on Canvas. Ripped Dollar, Modeling Paste, 24×18in.A portrait of a man, bleeding money out of his skin, exploring the cost to one’s identity when chasing a materialistic life.
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