Fragmented Identity

This piece was inspired by the Tiktok art trend in which artists were painting their bodies as thermals.

I decided to use the thermals as a link to my overall subtheme of how social media and the people around us affect our self image, as well as as a comment on how, just like thermals see through the physical in order to see the heat lying underneath, we should too strive to look past how a person physically looks in order to see them for what lies underneath - who they are as a person.

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The colours also allow for the figures to be more relatable, as self esteem and body image issues are experienced by everyone -no matter the age, race, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, ect.

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I also decided to purposefully not paint the faces as I would not like these bodies to be immediately identifiable, as well as it comments on the back handed compliment that is said to many plus sized individuals, "at least you have a pretty face". By leaving off the face, the focus is placed on the body and thus you have to see the body for what it is.

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Therefore, my overarching message that I would like for you as the viewer to hear is "my body is worthy and my body is an artwork in it's own right".