Julia Larson

Beauty Through the Eye of the Beholder

The human face has been analyzed by artists for centuries. While portraying its unique beauty in exact form can be astounding, I have more enjoyed digesting its insecurities. There

are aspects of the human face that some find displeasing. I aim to bring those into focus within my artwork. The faces I draw are done with a pen and marker medium, as well as acrylic paint. I have discovered doing faces in vibrant colors brings out what people want to hide about themselves. The faces hanging throughout my exhibit all have this common theme.

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The dress in the back is another representation of art exploration. I chose some of my artwork to be focused on the pandemic as it has given inspiration to many artists. For me, I have chosen the subject of masks and turned it into something more. Creating clothing out of random objects is something that artists have done in the past, as it is a 3-D form of expression. Along with the dress in the back, there are other art pieces done with the same concept idea, just completed in a different medium, such as markers.

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As an artist my idea was to incorporate a different perspective into the work I have done. I wanted to understand beauty through a different lens. Not one art piece that I have done has

been referenced from another source, as the faces created were images of people that I had seen before and caught my eye. Truly my artwork could be perceived as beautiful or as ugly, and that is what I aim for people to form their own opinion on. The stereotypical portrait is not one that I wish to pursue, as cartoonish and unique interpretations are what I find to be most interesting.