Description
In this piece I wanted to explore a particularly current topic: the presentation, and the power of modern media. Through consuming the media in a multitude of different ways, day-to-day, our perspectives on topics and current affairs have a tendency to lean to one side or another, of political divides. Leading us to become stuck in our opinions, which are inevitably a product of how and what, we consume. In this acrylic piece, each colour engulfs its subject entirely, representative of how the ideologies and politics we read about can seep into our identity as individuals. Furthermore, the ease in which we are susceptible to what we read inspired the choice of using primary colours, insead of a more complex colour palette. As the piece presents both young and older generations, it also nods to the complete power of the media no matter who you are. With national and international politics becoming strained as the weeks go on, the idea that we are what we read is more topical than ever, with both left and right political spectrums struggling to find the nuances of their positions.