Coursework cont.'d

The painting wasn't all. Oh no.

To explain it better I made a 'prototype model' of sorts to go with it.

 

This is a model of the mask that "force-feeds" the human foetuses. The numbers on the label plate read:

                                    2013
                                   41331

2013's the year, of course. The numbers 41331 are a reference to myself.

I made the mask myself, using papier mache (did I spell that right?), lots of wire, some paint and a bit of aluminium foil.

The design is partly inspired by the masks of Bane, the Batman villain, and Darth Malgus from (of course) Star Wars.

And I have an instruction manual too! The Illustrator file is below. (please don't copy without permission though, 人家也要吃饭的咧.)

So that's pretty much the final piece of my Coursework.

Now for a description for the school exhibition!

GROWING THE FUTURE GENERATION

In Chinese there is a term, which, when literally translated, means "strawberry generation". It is an apt description of many youths today.

This is a satirical piece of work depicting the artist's view of youths of the current generation, herself included, and how school systems and the way they are educated may have had a part to play in it. Confined and sheltered to the point of spoon-feeding, many young people of today have lost self-initiative, independence and the motivation to learn. This work is a surreal, metaphorical depiction reminiscent of science fiction film The Matrix, with some hints of mass production and electrical appliances thrown in.

(Disclaimer: possible ranting and negative sentiments)