Samantha Humphreys
Art, Photography, Inspiration & Education
Tag: art
December 30, 2014
What Am I Like?
Like the Emperors and leaders of past times, we like to project a carefully constructed identity to our public rather than our real self. Only now, we can all do it, we don’t need to commission an artist to do the job for us. We use the tools available to us and we carefully sculpt out the self portrait we want to project.
October 16, 2014
A Perfect Contradiction
This is a piece of artwork I have created in response to a Talenthouse call out for artists. If you like it you can vote for me on both Facebook and Twitter.
Barbie is an iconic flawless doll that oozes perfection, however, she also represents a materialistic lifestyle which raises the question ‘if she was real, would she be happy?’ I was inspired by the singers’ unique vintage style, music and delicate features and I wanted my finished piece to contain elements of these along with some of the charming eccentricities attributed to the fabulous Paloma Faith.
https://www.talenthouse.com/i/458/submission/134584/47eb496c
March 29, 2014
No Further Searching
We have developed a dependency on those devices that provide us with all we need to know about the world and they are all we need to let the world know about us. How about if there was nothing more than what was contained within the edges of the box we hold in our hand, no further searching, no further discovering….
January 14, 2014
Selfie
I have been investigating the trend in our culture today which requires us to be photo ready and the self obsession this brings with it. Perceived realities are getting somewhat confused with the realities we are likely to experience, as society is influenced by and taking inspiration from sources such as celebrity culture and reality television instead of learning to be true to themselves.
My selfie represents a moment of reflection, breath of reality, a rare half a second of solitude in a society in which we are put under constant pressure to be perfect.
December 15, 2013
Not Photo Ready
Today it seems important to be always camera ready…it isn’t.
November 13, 2013
Consumed
A tale of consumerism.
November 7, 2013
Same in our Uniqueness
A study of how society allows for total absorption of the media and popular culture into our own lives.
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