For my Postmodern mixed media project, I started with the quote "A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy." In the center of the piece, I photoshopped together green images of eyes, snakes, and tigers. Above the green images, I pasted a picture of the four main characters from the move Mean Girls all wearing pink. Around these images I used red paint to paint an abstract shaped background. I then used black ink to add to the background and really move the viewer's eye around the piece. The main color scheme is complimentary between the green and pink, and the red and black background seems to compete with the pink, making it almost difficult to look at together.
This piece implies tones of envy. The green eyes, snakes, and tigers in the center give the viewer more negative feelings of jealousy and competitiveness. The picture of the Mean Girls characters give the viewer a sense of teenage drama and pettiness that often stems from jealousy and lying. This piece is meant to draw from the typical "mean girl" characters that girls often encounter during high school. The piece is meant to show how negative judgments often stem from jealousy and only provide you with satisfaction more than anything else.
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