Inner Vision of Life on Earth
My artwork is supposed to show that in life, there are good things that will happen and bad things that will happen. The question of 'for every two smiles there is one tear…or is it for every smile there are two tears?' is meant to make people wonder and think whether in life there are more happy moments than sad, or more sad moments than happy. Whether or not more good things happen or bad things, or more high points than low. The photographs of a new baby, a honeymoon couple, a coffin symbolising death and a birthday cake are supposed to demonstrate the concept of good and bad things happening in life.
The religious symbols are meant to show the different options that the persons mind is considering, below the option of material things, as most of us tend to put religion on the bottom of our lives compared to material things. This is meant to show the confusion of whether or not these things are morally right. And the confusion if those things, such as mansions and expensive cars mean anything unless there is some sort of out of world connection with superior, or personal beliefs. The two pieces of tissue paper on the rainbow at the top is the meeting of two souls or spirits.
To make it, I used pencils to draw most of the main features, and then oil pastels on some of the pictures. I used colouring pencils for some, and paint for most of the background. It is a spiritual piece because I think it depicts the mind of an agnostic, with all the confusion and uncertainty. Also because of it showing one opinion of life on earth, one persons thoughts.
Robin, age 12
