Place Project Artist Statement
I would like to name my Place Project, “The Divided States of America.” This shows how divided people have been in the United States, especially with politics this year. First, I am going to talk about the ideas behind this.
The year, 2020, has been really crazy. People have been really divided over opinions and politics. The red and blue colors on the map represent the electoral college during the election. In this year’s election, Donald Trump, who wanted to run for a second term, was running against a former Vice President, Joe Biden. We are still experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic at this very moment. More people have probably used more hand sanitizer and masks this year than before. Before this year, there hasn’t been a worldwide pandemic and virus like this in more than 100 years. People used these materials so they could protect themsel, as well as other people from the virus. However, some people don’t like it and tend to refuse to even wear a mask. These types of people are commonly well known as “Karens,” which are usually Trump supporters. They also protested at multiple state capitals because they wanted businesses to open back up right away. These outspoken people also do not support the Black Lives Matter. The BLM fist is represented in purple in this image. The movement is about spreading the awareness of the racial unfairness that has been going on in our country. There more movements and protests started this year, especially after the death of people like Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
First, I took images and re-created them. I used the same method as I did for the Identity Project. I used triangles and the color picker tool in Illustrator This method was used with every image, except for the background. After that was done, I took of the triangles from each image and spread them out so it looks like shattered glass. The background image is a picture I took of my television screen when there is no signal or connection. I would like to add that no devices were ruined in the making of this project. This symbolizes how insane and chaotic it has been in 2020.