Orangina

Orangina

This is a multimedia piece consisting of bits of magazines and acrylic paint.  I cut out hundreds of different blue magazine bits from any magazine I could find.  After collaging these pieces into a background, I glued two painted koi fish on top of the collage.  This piece was intended to have a strong sense of unity while including a focal point, the fish.  My influence for this piece is my idea of everything around us shaping the people we are.  I have trouble verbalizing this idea, so my work is my best explanation.  The purpose of the collaged background is to emphasize that everything around us impacts us in one way or another. Although some impacts can be negative, this piece of art portrays the strength and wisdom we draw from everything.  This fish are the bold focal point because they are us; they represent the beautiful human beings we become with the help of everything and everyone.