Eternally Wanted

Materials used can tell a different story.  Black and white versus color, as well as the style it is approached can have the same effect as well.  I think that using charcoal versus pencil can describe movement differently because of the texture. Adding words or remaining wordless can change the story to be more of an interpretation. Video versus photo, while photos can tell a story, film creates actual movement and storytelling.  I think changing materials can change the story, but you can also use them to tell them the same story.

I think abstraction gets you thinking outside the box.  It removes the limits we often place on ourselves as artists because abstraction is totally different than other categories.  I think artists might use abstraction to feel less restricted or help get out of ruts.  It can also be an artists way of digging deeper into an emotion they are feeling without it being something so obvious as a person crying or something.

The human figure is unique to anything in creation.  Not only that, but it is unique to each person individually as well, depending on health, genetics, race and gender.  I think the idea of uniqueness with equity (or equality depending on your understanding) of each person as they are is an amazing idea that can be conveyed through the human figure. The human figure is so different, depending on each person, the time of day, seasons, locations, and the variety of things we can do with our bodies.  From pregnancy, to extreme weight lifting, from tattoos and hair dying to the “natural” look. Makeup, “plain Jane”, outfits? Our free will from God allows us to choose what we do.  And because of this, I think that is why the human form is chosen.  No one is the same and that makes every single piece of human form artwork different.