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2020
Day-to-Day Strife
Digital Painting
Part 1: Embracing my Identity
My cultural heritage is the strongest part of my personal identity as it cites who I am in terms of blood and culture. Wearing my ethnic clothing will help cement the idea of a strong sense of identity, self-worth and confidence, which is the confidence needed to fight daily antagonistic forces that test this identity.
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2020
Day-to-Day Strife
Digital Painting
Part 2: Boosting my Fight
With the new found resilience stemming from confidence, I will usually be ready to tackle my everyday problems head on. A figure representing me directly fights and resists a vibrant, pink wave. The pattern of stripes with batik in them is asymmetrical, following the line of the body tilt of the figure, as if supporting it.