Athena Girl (Interpretation)

Dublin Core

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Subject

The subject of my piece speaks to finding inner strength and independence as a woman and exuding that confidence to the rest of the world. This piece was largely inspired by both the body positivity movement that is currently taking place both in the United States and globally, in addition to Nikita Gill’s collection of poetry and written work. Nikita Gill is a young American poet who focuses her work on exploring a woman’s role in society, current movements to embrace women, and push women towards self-improvement and acceptance. The poem I selected for my piece, titled Athena Girl, speaks to expressing one’s inner strength as a woman and comparing it to that of the goddess Athena. While I have personal connections to the goddess Athena, her existence as the goddess of war and wisdom emulates, and inspires women to fully embrace themselves in manners comparable to that of a greek goddess. This piece is intended to spark sentiments of unforgiving strength and independence within its audience as well as act as a tribute to an inspiring author.

Description

The first photograph depicts my set up for printing my first layer, a burst of stars cut out from vinyl that I coated with a light blue ink tinted with silver to create a metallic sheen and create a more "star-like" appearance. The second photograph is mixing the light blue-silver mix with a darker blue ink that I then used to print my second layer made of the text and stamp. The third photo is my set up for the text and stamp. I used a combination of size 16, 12, and 8 of Garamond Italic for the text of my print. The fourth photograph shows a comparison between a piece with just the first layer and a final version of my prints. The final photograph shows all 30 of my finalized prints together.