art thesis statement

1. My concentration explores the short lived pre-raphaelite style, (which explored nature and celebrated a distinct Medieval aesthetic), and girlhood. Just as the pre-raphaelites advocated the return of the naturalistic era before Raphael, my art advocates for the return of the naturalistic era of youth. 
2. To continue with the pre-Raphaelite theme of realism, I used photography as a medium. My art is a series of images of girls in nature, from being submerged in flowers to having a shadow reflected on their face. I consistently incorporated a continuation of flowers and the color white in the beginning of my concentration (pieces 1-?) to symbolize the purity found in youth. As I progressed, I explored more with themes of death and decay: using fake/dead grass (pieces ?) and a digression of saturation, ending on #12, where I juxtaposed red against a white background. The pergression of life to death is best expressed in my final piece, where I juxtaposed a red cloak against a white background. The red cloak pays homage to the little red riding hood fairytale, where a girl was literally consumed by nature (the wolf) ending in tragedy.