Midterm

    The subject of my self-portrait is “Rising From the Ashes”. I bring the idea from Frida Kahlo’s painting- “Girl with Death Mask”. In her painting, four years old Frida was wearing a skull mask. This kind of mask is a tradition at the annual Mexican Festival “Day of the Dead” where death is celebrated instead of mourned. The yellow flower in her hand represents the flowers Mexicans put on the grave during the festival. She stands on an empty field under a gloomy sky all by herself. Both masks the painting seems not appropriate for the innocent little girl and are the symbols of the cruelty of her destiny. Most elements in my self-portrait are from one magazine. The two masks are download and print from PicsArt. Apart from the flower put on the grave, I add a bunch of flowers next to the girl. These flowers are sent to the girl and wants to encourage her to face the problems in lives positively. Everyone has so many challenges in their lives, but there’s always someone who has suffer more than us. The flowers give the girl toughness and courage to face the negative things in her life. Finally, Darkness will pass and dawn will come.

    The reason why I use this subject is that 2019 is a hard year for me. The major thing isn’t how many problems our life has, but our attitude towards problems. Life is always good in the eyes of optimistic people.