Rebuttal To The Modern Day Atrocities-Love is the goal someone/something so intertwined with you that separation would change you forever. The Silhouettes represent this force. This is the final piece in the Modernday Atrocities all of the other pieces are about how we fail to find this view in life
No Outlet-This piece depicts a life without direction, relying on youth and beauty as survival. It symbolizes a crumbling existence, with tentacles representing untapped potential that’s never allowed to grow. Silhouettes of society cheer on, fearing being alone or wrong.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO-Abuse differs from assault because the abuser claims to care, trying to stop you from hurting yourself or them yet fails to show love. Hes small, his chest screams with rage, his head hollow, his stance shaky. The shadows represent those who object but do nothing to help.
Nothing Dear- Silencing yourself to avoid conflict turns you into a monster. She silences & blinds herself towards conflicts, but over time she resents those she can't speak to. Her heart shrinks & she becomes a voiceless doll, trapped in her own silence. Not talking about issues becomes the problem
Object-This piece is about objectification. She has no face or defining features, her incomplete leg barely visible. Only the stool casts a shadow, symbolizing how others objectify her body. The clear outline of her form is all that matters, while the silhouettes represent those who dehumanize her.
The Good Boy-This is about over medicating our children. We often think that the good child is the child that is not seen/heard, but sometimes we have to see them to help them find their place. While there are extreme circumstances where medications may be necessary, that should be a last resort.
Make Me Pretty-This piece is about people telling you to act and dress in a certain way so that you will be "pretty". The reality is that in order for one to be pretty they must be themselves The Silhouettes are society telling her what to change but they are the ones that need to change, not her.
Deconstruction Of Desires- This piece is about picking/choosing the parts of your partner & discarding the rest The words are put together as reasons we do this to someone we love. This is done to not hurt them by your leaving this is a failure to allow them to love, because you will never return it
Will this make you Love me? Compliance in relationships. Doing and saying things, to maintain unhealthy relationships. When you do this you are showing a fear of being rejected. Your inability to show yourself is a failure to allow them to have love, because you will never requite it.
Just Until I Can Afford To Be Happy
This piece is about going into a job each day, a job that you hate, and putting in your smile. The subject goes into this job to provide for his family sacrificing the time he could spend w/ them. His family does not want his money as much as they want him.
