SELFIE IN A MASK

Item

Title

SELFIE IN A MASK

Description

This was created as an assignment for Susan Ludeke's ART 1910: Art Appreciation course. I am going into the major of Business Management. I am from Charlotte, North Carolina and came to ECU originally for the nursing program but changed by mind quickly for business management. For years, when I was little, I drew tons of artwork which has gradually gotten better. My dad was a very good artist, so I like to think I got that from him.
From looking at this project at the beginning, I immediately knew I wanted to base it off of the covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has not only affected me greatly but friends and family members as well. I used the black background with gray effect to show how depressing and sad the pandemic was on me and others. The message of my mask is not only show how sad and upsetting the pandemic was but to also show that it was quite, in simple terms, boring. The entire world shut down, with almost everyone going online, airports and businesses shutting down with leaving people with not many things to do. This caused great hardship, worriedness, and depression seeing the world shut down and this unknown virus, at the time, take over. This mask not only shows feelings that I encountered but feelings that my friends and families expressed as well.
I will not wear this mask in public since it is quite personal to me showing the horrible feelings I encountered during the pandemic. This shows my true self and how I felt during the pandemic. Although there is a lot of darkness in my photo, I wanted to show a bit of light, specifically on the words, to show I am growing stronger and getting past these feelings.
My photo is aesthetically pleasing from the dark and light effects showing depression. The simple words on the mask also show a feeling of dampening to express everything shutting down and allowing us not to be able to do anything. The effects are unique compared to everyone else's and shows that it is okay to have to these feelings. Usually, people hide their emotions behind their mask, but it is okay to express them.
(Mentally Unstable, Confused, Sleep Deprived, Lonely, Scared, Lost, Avoided)

Creator

Anonymous

Format

Personal Reflection/Comentario Personal

Date

2022-03-15

Coverage

Greenville, North Carolina

Item sets

Documenting COVID-19 in Eastern North Carolina

Media

SELFIE IN A MASK.jpg

This item was submitted on April 22, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Contribute a Digital Item/Done un Artículo/Producto Digital” on the site “Documenting COVID-19 in Eastern North Carolina”: http://collections.ecu.edu/os/s/ecucovid19