Emmarose Turett
The central idea of my concentration is that there is more to women than what you see. Women are constantly objectified in society. I wanted to send the message that women are real people, with real feelings, and experience hardship. A young girl is more than just a pretty face.
Each piece has a drawing of a young woman staring straight ahead, surrounded by a border. The women are looking straight ahead to create the idea that they are making eye contact with the viewer, forcing acknowledgment. I drew all my drawings with ink, to mirror the fact that everything that happens to someone is permanent. The girls each have a border surrounding them, representing the idea of a picture frame which further objectifies them. The girls in the pieces each has a different issue they are battling, that at first glance may not be noticed, but upon further observation is hard to ignore. While each girl may be “appealing” in my work, that was not the focus. By giving them obvious problems, it forces the viewer to look beyond the superficial and focus on something bigger.