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Elizabeth Blackadder

Orchid 1985

Etching


So....ive been taking pictures of flowers that i have seen around the areas i have been in-taking in my surroundings. I love all the beautiful colours that the summer flowers contain.

I recently went to an exhibition in Edinburgh- one of my favourite artists Elizabeth Blackadder. Alot of her work is about plants and flowers, and she draws/paints them as it is something like me she is interested, something she has passion for and that drives her creativity as an artist. I really enjoyed this exhibition as it displayed a variety of different work that she has done over time, and it was clear to see that her ideas and concepts as an artist had developed, however she doesnt make it too complicated- which i like. Her main influence is what is around her, she likes to paint flowers and plants from her back garden.

i though i would look at something which has always been an issue for me, the same for most woman i'de imagine- body image. i want to explore body image vs natural beauty.

As you can see im comparing myself to a model, something which i can't help myself from doing so. We live in a day and age where pressure to be thin and "beautiful" is a necessary, People are fickle and quick to judge. But does being thin make your feel more beautiful, happier, more content? comparing this idea, to the work i have been producing for the past 2 years on flowers. flowers to me are a signature of beauty and elegance. It is possible for human's to be this way naturally at all? With constant diets and eating disorders, the idea oh human and natural beauty has been lost, this is why i look to nature. .... to be continued.