seventeen candles

Lola H.

Acrylic paint on bristol

  • At art school, the entire year of a senior visual artist is about our thesis project. My portfolio is a reflection on my life so far and how growing up as an artist has affected the way I relate to my creativity. I painted an old photograph of myself with family on a 9”x6” sheet of paper, and on top of the painted photo I copied drawings from a sketchbook that I used around the time the picture was taken. I painted 17 candles on the cake because being a senior, about to be a legal adult and move out, has really been a catalyst for a lot of heavy thinking about my childhood and life so far. This painting literally represents my thesis, and as I explore this theme I hope to reconnect with my story and love I had for art when I first started creating.

  • Creativity to me is the ability to build storylines and worlds inside your head, and then express that however best suits your vision, whether in a literal or metaphorical way. This piece is the beginning of an exploration of my creative growth and relationship to creativity as an art student.

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