Abstract:
This creative project has revolved around my appreciation of mass-produced, or kitsch, objects and images. My current body of work and research was an attempt to explore the personal relationship I have and have had with the objects and images around me. For this creative project I have focused specifically on Snow White era Disney illustrations to create twelve mixed media pieces. I have used these images to confront the issues and emotions I have experienced as a mother raising my daughter. “Embracing Kitsch: Life and Family” has provided me the opportunity to explore the topic in relation to my everyday life. I have used images familiar to many, but I have placed them into a personal context that suits my method of art making. Through my research I have decided to embrace the kitschiness of my lifestyle and the objects and images that surround me. In doing so, I have made the most honest and personal work I have ever made.
