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Meng, Rebecca
Meng, Rebecca
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Artist's statement: "The tone of the entire painting is dark and heavy. There was a circular form emitting light and warmth from the center left which the fluorescence paint was used to break the balance of the whole atmosphere and it gives a strong contrast between the atmospheres in this forest. The beginning idea of this form was to be a giant fireball with an eyeball in the middle. However, it was more emotional and exciting expressing a sense of anger and happiness. I wanted it be more quiet and peaceful so I changed it into a smaller figure with less color and mood in it. The trees have some more intertwining roots and the twisting barks that make the scene more dramatic and lead us to those bubbles like organic forms, which symbolized the gross feature of pollution for which I don’t think it was portrayed well. The bubbles need to be more related to the human act of pollution and be more intense in order to enhance the idea to be more clear and effective. I need to take more risk and not being hesitated to try new things. Also the roots at the bottom are infected and the sickness is spreading towards the top resulting in those twisting bark. Since my hometown China has been polluted more and more each day, the environmental pollution has been the topic that I kept thinking of so that’s why I made this painting."
This is a digital photograph of Rebecca Meng's painting. It was submitted as an assignment in the spring 2016 Intermediate/Advanced Painting class taught by Professor Erin Harmon.
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This image was photographed and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during spring 2016.