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Artist Statement
My work is a symbolic way to let one know who I am, what makes me, me. It was
inspired by David Hockneys project known as the Joiner. A Joiner is a photograph that is
cut into pieces in order to create more depth in the work. Its an unusual platform for
photography its almost uncanny.The objects portrayed in my work are things that represent
where I am from, my passions, and my home. In a way, this project was created to remind myself
where I came from. My project consisted symbols of my city, home, what I am into, and my first
pet.
The first I object that I want to talk about in my work is the palm tree on the left of the
picture. I decided to add this because it represents California. California is known for its perfect
weather and palm trees. Moreover, I took this photograph in my front yard, we got this tree four
years ago, and added with the intention to symbolize how much I grew in the past four years.
The next abject Id like to point out are the stickers on the right. The women on the stickers are
Sade and the model on the right is unknown shot by Larry Clark. However, the point of these
objects were to represent streetwear and rap. Supreme is known worldwide through their street
wear clothing company and is often being advocated by famous artist such as Travis Scott, A$AP
Rocky, and Justin Bieber. Supreme has simply started a movement for the youth, Finally, the last
object Id like to point out are the flowers. The florid colored one on the left is part of my garden
at my house. I added this because my parents love to plant plants and its a habit that they picked
up in Mexico. One can say they plant these plants due to their nostalgia for Mexico and it helps
make it feel more like home. The pink flowers on the right are called azaleas. I added these
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flowers because they represent South Gate. South Gate adopted this flower as their symbol in
The entire portrait defines who I am and where I came from. The symbols used in my
work are aspects of my life. This art piece may be used as a resume as itll give my audience a
bit of information about myself. Given that I am into street wear Id like to advocate my artwork
through clothing hoping to be similar to supreme. Id also like to post it up on websites such as a
blogging one so I can provide the readers a visual presentation of who I am. I hope to get a
positive reaction from the audience as my art piece consists of different colors in order to make it
more interesting. My art piece fits in with the history of art practice because art is the expression
of human creative skill and imagination that produces work to be appreciated for their beauty or
its emotional appeal toward the audience. Although my artistic skills may not be proficient, my
art piece falls under these aspects. Photography is a way to stop time in order to create more
depth into a scene, as for my work it is separated to create more attention and it connects my
On this project, David Hockney was my inspiration as he was the one that created the
Joiner portrait. Another artist that has influenced the artwork, in general, is Rene Magritte. He
influenced my artwork due to the way he presents philosophical ideas and surrealism in his work.
The objects portrayed in my work are things that represent where I am from, my passions, and
my home. In a way, this project was created to remind myself where I came from. My project