Reflection Of Blue

Abstract

This art thesis project is inspired by mental health issues that have affected my daily life, stemming from my environment, family, and the current state of society. The conditions of stress and pressure from everyday surroundings have contributed to building mental resilience and shaping attitudes toward the world around me. Education, social interactions, and medical treatment have all played roles in balancing brain chemistry. Meanwhile, healing and behavioral adjustments have been achieved through artistic creation and the expression of thought processes. By using symbols from nature to represent emotions and feelings such as lines, textures, movements, and the direction of the sea these elements reflect abstract ideas and emotions. The creation of my art thesis project, therefore, emerges from the visualization of my subconscious, a confrontation between reality and an ideal world, represented through images of ocean waves. These emotional movements are intangible, indescribable, and formless purely abstract. To convey these concepts, I employed the cyanotype technique, which utilizes sunlight to create imagery, referencing natural processes, brain chemistry, and thought patterns. This is combined with the tangible method of intaglio printmaking, specifically the etching technique, where surfaces are corroded using chemical substances. These processes serve as key components in the creation of my art thesis project.