"Bonded"
created by Abby13356 in Grade 12 at
Fort Defiance High School
from school project "Sustained Investigation #11"
art id #124349949
Artist Statement (what Abby13356 said about their artwork)
trauma bond, painful connection to another, forced to be with someone
red acrylic paint to show pain and blue acrylic paint to display sadness
painted red wire to show painful bond, blended blue and red to show mixed emotions about situation
This piece is meant to represent a trauma bond. It shows the painful connection between two people who have experienced trauma together and are stuck to each other because of it. I wanted to display how even though the connection is forced, there is still a sort of each person that wants to be there. I would not call this piece a success because it does not look like it is supposed to. The wire is sloppy and the hands are too dark and underdeveloped. I wish I had used a different reference picture and spent more time on the hands before I started the wire. Overall I do not like this piece but I think the idea behind it is meaningful and one I want to develop more in the future.
