Raquel Ruiz
My concentration encourages a conversation about mental health by attempting to create a common understanding between those that suffer and the viewer. As someone who has seen and experienced first hand how mental health can affect the mind and body, I hope this understanding will help break the stigma surrounding this issue. Each piece is an exploration of mental illness through several key components, the first being color and how specific hues interact with each other. The second component is the composition and the emotion created by the placement and repetition of subjects. The last component is how those subjects connect to the mental health issue being explored.