Concentration #2

With the use of digital manipulation and an insecure person, I created pieces that exaggerates a specific body part that a person may be insecure about.  Through the use of black or white backgrounds, I set a tone for each image that exemplifies whether that person approved how they look.  Using a light background, I am trying to convey a lighter tone which exemplifies the small percentage of people who are proud of how they look.  The darker background represents the insecure people.The American society has always set a standard for the way people should look, feel, and dress through propaganda and celebrities.  However, not everyone is created to look the same and because they don’t get this popular image, they feel as though something on their body is too big, or too small. My concentration has made me come to a sudden realization that everyone has their own unique appearance. Statistics show that women are mostly affected by magazines that use scrawny models and they become insecure over issues such as being fat.  They look at one picture in a magazine and it sends them into a tailspin.  For example in image 6, there is a girl who is angered by how big her thighs and buttocks are. She's has taken the action of trying to lose weight but she never loses any in that specific area. She hates the extra attention she gets and how everyone at school calls her "big booty Samantha". My idea involves exaggerating the insecurity, so in this case, I made her buttocks look like what she saw when she looked in the mirror. Some people are troubled by the extra attention that people give them, which in this case is the main cause of the insecurity.  I believe that everyone should be happy with themselves because we were not created to look exactly the same.