A Woman's World

I participated in drawings with meaning workshops and this was my finished project!

Artwork differs primarily in the technique of its execution. Art can be expressed and displayed in a variety of ways from drawings and sculptures to music and dance. My creative project took two weeks to complete and another 2 days to finish up the details. When I first thought about the project I imagined collogue of pictures to make up a woman’s face; however, as I started looking for pictures and words to use the idea of expressing every element of a woman appealed to me more. Displaying a message rather than just a drawing was what I wanted to do more. The drawing is a two-dimensional art with formal and technical qualities. Every detail was done intentionally and for a reason. The work itself goes beyond the piece due to the meaning behind it. The colors on her face, the color of her skin, the pictures in her eyes, the words on her lips was all an intentional act in order to arrange a piece of art that speaks to the viewer. Of course one of the limitations of this piece is its inability to express itself without the background information. However, the work of art I decided to do for my creative project does meet the objective of being creative, original, and one of a kind. Throughout this paper I will discuss in great detail what every element of the drawing means and the purpose of the decision made.

            The drawing is called ‘A Woman’s World’. I gave this piece this title not to suggest that women occupy majority of the world therefore making it their own however true that may be; but to address the emotions, values, and hopes of women. And not just any woman because I cannot speak for everyone, the woman in the drawing is of color (black) and this is meant for the challenges one faces in the world. I draw and speak from experience and familiarity�"to be black challenges racism and to be woman challenges sexism; therefore, the woman in the drawing is black to address such topics.

            Her face is made up of various colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet (purple). The colors are that of the color wheel. Red, yellow, and blue are primary hues while orange, green, and violet are secondary hues. I intentionally put the woman’s face in these colors to express the emotions a woman may feel in her world. Women are emotional creatures and we express ourselves through such emotions. The primary hues represent the primary emotions: red is for anger, yellow is for happy, and blue is for sad. The secondary hues come into account once one realizes that emotions are not as simple as the primary ones and can often find themselves jumbled together which create a whole other color or in this case emotion. The equal amount of anger with happiness gives off orange which represents frustration. For instance, a child disobeys their mother to follow their dream; the mother would be happy their child has followed their dream yet angry that the child disobeyed them. The mother has mixed emotions and finds herself powerless, frustrated, and aware. Happy and sad gives off green which represents heartbroken. One would be happy for the memories and sad it’s over. One would feel lonely yet amused; and last but not least sadness and anger gives off violet (purple) which represents depression. Each emotion listed in the above paragraph is all part of a woman. At least once in her life she will experience these emotions and many more. The expressions of her face give off the emotion she may be going through therefore the colors of emotion make up the outline of the woman’s face in the drawing ‘A Woman’s World’.

            The eyes in the drawing are made up of pictures. One is of a man and the other is of a child. People say the eyes are the gateway to the soul and in the soul of a black woman there is hope for a family. A husband that is kind, loyal, honest, loving, and true. A child that is passionate, smart, and destined for greatness.

            Her lips were something I spent a lot of time on for the sake of getting it right. The woman’s lips are made up of words this is because words say a lot about a person’s character. People say if you let someone talk they will tell you who they are. However, the words I used to form the lips in the drawing were meant for a different reason. Her top lip is made up of negative words like lies, betrayal, lust, secrets, death, hurt, and pride. Her bottom lip is made up of positive words like faith, truth, god, dream, courage, motivation, inspiration, and joy. In the middle I purposefully put the word love because it does not matter where the mindset is whether negative or positive love has a way of being in both. I made the bottom lip all positive words because a lot times people bite on their bottom lip either when they are nervous, scared, or just thinking evil thoughts. However, if they can inhale the positive words like faith and god into their mouth their thoughts, actions, and behaviors can change. Her top lip is placed in negative words because no matter how much we try to pretend we are always positive, safe and a saint we fall short. Our flesh takes hold and we find ourselves living out one of the words like secrets or lust.

            In conclusion, ‘A Woman’s World’ is a personal piece that touches deep in my heart. Every detail was mapped out to create the perfect picture. Although it falls short in design it picks up on perception and execution. And even though a woman may experience a variety of emotions, have hopes, and tell truths and lies she is still a woman and because of that she has the ability to be, make, and share something fortunate and real. I loved the outcome of my work and even though it did not turn out the way I had planned or hoped it did convey the message I was trying to get across. My creative project was created not with just me in mind but with every woman in America no matter her skin tone. Every woman is an underground queen whether crowned or not.