NMA: Project 7

    “Reclaiming”

 For my final project I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and challenge myself as an artist. I wanted to show how the media affects how I and many other women view themselves. Due to the media always pushing women to look a certain way I have fallen victim to many unhealthy habits through out my life, but as I’ve grown I have learned to love and accept my body for what it it.

    This project was very hard because of how venerable I had to be in order to get the pictures I wanted. I wanted to photos to be the rawest form of me. But during the process I still found myself doing things to make my body look “better”. I still shaved my legs, wore make up, sucked in my stomach, tightened my jaw. It made me disappointed I was doing these things when I wanted to photos to be my true self. It was even harder to look at the photos and try not to belittle myself about my appearance. 

    Even during the moments where I contemplated showing these photos for my project, I always had to remind myself this is the reason I am doing this project. To show how much the world has made us look down on our bodies.

    During the drawing process I found it therapeutic to really look at the curves and shape of my body through an artist lens. In all I am happy I decided to push through this project even when it was hard. The end result is exactly what I wanted and I’m glad I can put out an art work that celebrates the female body.