I decided to create this picture as my self portrait as a way to visually express a fear of mine. I have Astrophobia, which is the fear of outerspace. As a film major, this phobia has held me back because I am unable to watch great films such as Star Wars or Doctor Strangelove. Anything that has to do with the universe or the world ending I can not see. I decided to stripe the picture with Caution tape because Caution tape is typically used to prevent people from entering a dangerous area.
I think what you were trying to express with this picture came across very successfully in terms of having a boundary between the viewer and the universe. What I find even more intriguing is that it would normally not be initially registered as a portrait, yet because it is, the piece lends out a lot of information.
ReplyDelete2001: A Space Odyssey is one of my favorites, I can't imagine not being able to watch it! But if it helps, I've never seen any of the Star Wars movies- in fact the closest I've come is watching Spaceballs.