Artist Statement
My artwork's main message is childhood nostalgia. Lots of the time, I find myself looking back at old pictures and videos of me when I was younger and wishing I could go back and relive those memories. Ironically, a lot of the time back then I was thinking about how I might be now, and now I am thinking about how I was then. I wanted to make a piece that I could look at and remember all of those amazing moments, so I decided to use some of the things for my artwork that I used back then. the first thing I did was make the small amount of negative space I had and paint it pink, green and silver because those were the main colors of my old bedroom. Next, I used a unicorn bow clip that I remember wearing a lot in my hair growing up, and knowing me, it was probably from justice which is why along with that I also have Justice and Claire's tags near my old doll dress and drawing. I used that specific doll dress many, many times because it was my favorite, and I figured that it must be included in my nostalgia piece because of how many memories I made with it. All of these things and more have been placed into my project to symbolize these things that may look like small insignificant details, when in reality, they are really filled with amazing moments of my life. To summarize, my artwork is meant to remind me of all of these pieces of my life and help me to remember to live in the present and not worry about the future too much, because I will come back and miss all of the memories I am making now.
Marissa Dunk