Creation Myth

Artist Statement: Acrylic paints on watercolor paper
For my reference for this painting, I used a photo of myself taking a nap at age 6ish. I was struck by the vulnerability of the image, and it inspired me to wonder about how much of my worldview today came from my dreams as a child. By making myself both a huge figure in a landscape of trees and rivers and just a little girl sleeping in bed, I wanted to evoke the importance of the self in our perception of the world, and how my conception of myself at a young age served as a foundation for my conception of the world around me. The exposed, vibrantly colored heart and lungs serve as a representation of the soul as synonymous with the body, part of the theme which I explored in my AP Drawing portfolio, which this piece was made for.