Melancholy Masks, Sijal Syed, 2020
As an artist, I feel it's important to release emotion through art so I can feel more connected to the world around me, and those who view it can as well. Though I'm young in age, I express realistic points of view and experiences for all ages.
The process I went through creating this was focusing on the two faced world we grow to adapt to. We tend to wear masks or veils placed on the true colors of this star we are living on. Plastic is something fake and mold-able, I feel our world is covered with sheets of plastic. Capturing this concept and placing it onto a page can not only inspire, but I believe it increases our open-mindedness as artists overall.