This is a piece I drew for my concentration in art class. For those of you who are curious, the concept that I chose to explore is "Everyday Prisons." This is my effort of looking at the most mundane and common things in our lives and perceiving them as some might; a trap, a cage. A prison.
This is the second piece in my concentration, following one that attempted to display the prison of mind. In this one, I chose to pursue the concept of commitment and how some people feel as if they're being strangled by it. I tried to represent the idea of devotion by taking the two things that are most often regarded as "for life," marriage and death, and combined them.
The bride and the blossomed roses behind her are meant to symbolize love, but as the picture transitions you see her dress and the flowers slowly beginning to change. They start to transform into something different; something darker. Her wedding dress turns into a funeral gown as she faces the death of her independence, and the roses wilt alongside her individuality. As the blossoms begin to fall apart, your eyes move to the close up--which is meant to be the bride and how she actually feels about marriage. It's a collar, and she's being led down the aisle to be imprisoned by a commitment she isn't ready to devote herself to.
There are some things that I realize might be confusing; for example, why isn't the close up of the bride wearing a dress? I wanted to emphasize the collar. Why are the two women in your drawing? There aren't, I just decided that confusing compositions are my favorite thing. Wait until you see my latest concentration piece.... *teardrop*
tl;dr: it's supposed to represent the fear of commitment and how some people feel trapped by it. Woo!
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