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©2004-2009 ~midnightsky-soul
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I dedicate this to my friends Lauren, Beth, and Krista, who have all had this horrible disease. I just hope they know theyre beautiful people.

also a big thanks to Bethany (not beth) bethaninny for modeling for some of the photos.

This was my exam for my 2-D class, and just keep in mind that its was bad photo and looks better in life.

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medium's used:

- 18" X 24" canvas
- acrylic paint
- digital photos ( color and black/white)
- charcoal
- colored pencils
- oil pastels
- constructon paper

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objective: to portray a problem students at my school face through hands.

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its not really noticeable but the green thing on the bottom left corner is a measuring tape. the photo doesnt really how the details.

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i know the text in the middle (red) part is hard to read so this is what it says
" I'm in control,
total control,
you say to me,
that this is all wrong,
but it isnt to me,
i dont want to waste your time,
i just want you to know
you are gone darling,
i am under control

control

let me be me.

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I'll give you a cookie if you can tell me who wrote the lyrics in the blue section.

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also, the tag on the skeletons wrist says "died a beauty queen" and it has glitter on it. i wanted to add a tiara to the composition but couldnt find one.

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:iconlunaizar:
This looks great, everything together gives us each stage of anorexia and I think you did an excellent job of trying to portray what it feels like for an anorexic girl. It's almost like an anti anorexia poster without making the people that suffer from it guilty..Makes a change from all those pro-ana sites.

Oh and the lyrics are from Radiohead's 'How to disappear..' :)
:iconeruwenandune:
Wow. o_o Just.. wow. x.x
Mine like.. totally sucks compared to yours. x.x.. *jealousy* :heart:
:icontelikin:
Awesome, it portrays it very well. I too have known people with it. Very good.
:iconbethaninny:
omg I LOVE this project <3 ... except for the me-ness...

and awww thank you for saying I'm a " beautiful person" although you also called me anorexic xP


I love this and I hope it wins at Scholastic
:iconfry:
thats awesome very well gut arbeit.

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Deliver me to hell, for that is my heaven.
:iconmidnightsky-soul:
Since bethany brought this up, my friend beth who had anorexia for 3 yearsbefore she finally went into a clinic, is not bethany. they are two seperate people.

bethany is beautiful too of course :) she better know that.

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stock *perfect-mistake

There is no I in Team
:iconjaakobou:
the outlay is very flewend and vivid (colors are perfect)

i do feel that the body to the left could have been a bit more anorectic and scary.. but ,aybe u meant for it to be in stages of anorexia from left to right? :confused:

cheers :)

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~jaakobou, the ~photoshoptutors™ guru/despot.

“In my 13 years, I've killed everyone. There might be some new ninjas coming up, but I am Shogun, loved by no one.” – Shaquille O’Neal
:iconartjoe:
very good piece. love how you melded the hands and skeletal pieces together. the words go perfectly with the style, i envy your design ability. everything in the image seems to be stretching for help. i esp love the yellow, cause it sems to be sickly with green under it, i think the red and blue are maybe a bit too strong and bold, but this could be the quality of the photo as you said.

anyway, great work!
:iconparisinflames:
This makes me cringe. Not because it's bad, because it sets in stone that I have a problem. I hate the word 'anorexia'. People look at a healthy girl, evena slithly thin girl, and go 'She is so anorexic.' It just fucking makes me mad. They don't realize anyone can have it and that just because someone's skinny doesn't mean they're anorexic. And they think telling them 'Just fucking eat something!' is going to cure it. Just fuck that. Whatever.

But I do like this. I really do. I'm sorry I used this as an opprotunity to rant. I just have big issues on the eating disorder front.

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we were young&dumb
but we still had fun
and i guess these things just tend to fall apart

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