This week has been one of the most exhausting weeks I've had for a while. Three tests, one ten page paper (with absolutely unreasonable consequences for those who don't turn it in on time), a two hour work out session every day, plus work; two all nighters, five 44 oz cups of Mountain Dew, and I'm surprised I'm not dead.
In the midst of all this, I also had a piece due on Thursday. Luckily, I'd roughed the sketch last week, and managed to squeeze in the time on Monday and Tuesday to do most of the work before actually finishing it on Wednesday. This was the result.
This is the fifth piece in my concentration and deals with the everyday prison of addiction, more specifically alcohol addiction. I attempted to create an image that showcased how, despite how our desires and cravings can consume and destroy our bodies, our minds are often lost to the seduction and ecstasy of intoxication. In my efforts, I decided against a dreary and dark composition because often those who are overwhelmed by their addictions are unaware of their own deterioration. That being said, being unaware of it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. So although the woman's mind is free, she's found her escape, her body is still trapped within that bottle, being eaten away at bu the liquid and crushed by the glass.
It's winter break. I'm happy.
I have two more pieces due as soon as school's back in session.
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