I wasn't able to work on the iPad today, so I decided to take some time to plan on paper. I printed out some of the images I had from my photoshoot for my previous project. I decided on the one featured above because I liked the composition and energy; to me, the raw image conveyed power, but also some tension in the way my hands hold the house. Coach Hall and I had a discussion about focusing more on the relationship between the text and house, rather than the exposed skin. I completely understood his concerns for liability and safety. Still, it was a hard conversation. So, I am trying to figure out how to resolve this conflict of decency and artistic expression. I want to still express my message of empowerment and ownership while also respecting myself as a teenage girl and my school as a respectable institution that should not deal with problems of indecency in Art classrooms. Still, it's hard for me to think of myself as being portrayed "indecently" in this image. It's a tricky path to navigate, but I want to tackle it head-on.
I brainstormed what I want for the words to be before playing with composition because I wanted for them to be more purposeful and planned out than the text was for my last piece. I wanted to combine the house image and feeling of independence -- that's where the idea of the Homeowner's Association (HOA) came in. I explained the text to Coach Hall. After that conversation, I decided on "I am my own Homeowner's Association." Fierce and concise. My next step will be to actually use the iPad to experiment with compositions and how to effectively portray the text in a way to 1)support my content 2) minimize the exposed skin 3)work with the image, rather than just acting as a separate layer
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