My name is KeJuan Tanksley and I am junior at Augusta University. I major in Art with a concentration in drawing and later on photography and printmaking, as well. I am aspiring to become an artist in the fields of illustration and photography. I been influenced by art since I was three. I love the fine arts from music to dance to film to drawing. I always wanted to inspire people through my art and become a voice to be heard. Art is my form of expression of my emotions, opinions, and beliefs. I want to show people that they can go above and beyond without caring what the other person thinks or say about them. I want people to realize that we can be our individual selves and be free and not confined to social stigmas and roles placed upon us. I create art to communicate with everything in my surroundings, as if words never will have to come out of my mouth.
My photos are in my opinion dream like or appears as some sort of fairy tale. My photos are narratives about the emotions and stages a person experiences. The photos Misguided Child, He Who Confines Himself, The Different Branch on the Tree, and The Search are part of a project about multiple personalities. With 12 more photos included in this project, these photos illustrate different personalities constructed by an individual to fit the roles placed upon his peers, family, and society. Due to these excessive roles, the individual loses sight of himself and a part of him embarks on a journey of the inner mind, which is distorted and topsy- turvy, to find the individual behind the characters he created to fit the roles he have to play. In these photos, I used myself as the model as this concept was something I can relate to myself. The last 4 photos Introspection, Concentration, Absorption, and Reflection are photos I took of my friend. These photos are attributes of a deep thinker. Someone who is absorbed in what he is doing and concentrates a lot on his thoughts and ideas, while reflecting upon his thoughts and appearing introverted to those who see him. You can also say these photos are trying to illustrate a wise man.
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