Half of me

This image I have named Half of me. When thinking about ideas of what my portrait should look like and be I wanted to express who I've become as an individual now. The subject of the image is legit half of me in a drawing I attempted to look some what of myself. The content involved in the image includes myself, roses, crumbled paper, bright colors, and little phrases/writings that describe the things I enjoy. When choosing how to compose this image I had no idea where to start and what my ideas would lead to. My inspirations for this were Mustard and Frida Kahlo because of how there work draws me in. With Mustard it was the simplicity but full of color art that makes me gaze for a while to really think about what is going on. Frida because of the embrace in culture she had with her country and how she kept her look traditional. Growing up I was and am still very proud of my culture and what my traditions are. Breaking down my image it starts off with a crown portraying the queen that I choose to be in a way of knowing my worth. The roses outlining my body show symbolism as to emotional connection I have had with someone who was in my life and the feeling of their presence still being with me. The colors demonstrates the light and brightness I welcome into my life. The paper being crumbled and laying over my face and body is to interpret how people only see what I allow them to see and know about me. I grew up to be a very to myself type of person and intimidated by my own thoughts. I always say you know of me but you don't know me. Referring back that is why I chose that title and was the idea I wanted to convey across to viewers. This is a big representation of who I am and how I'm still a very sheltered person because I see the value in myself and the secret me not many know.