Final project artist statement

I am staying with my big idea of triumph for this image. I choose to focus on the people who have triumphed and changed the world. I am bringing images of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks into my image, because their triumph changed America and gave African-Americans human rights. In the other image I am creating, I would like to portray Ghandi, gently holding the world to show how he created change with very peaceful and gentle methods.

Black and white photography has greatly effected my final project. I think it creates dramatic images is black and white is used correctly. For my other image I am using the world in Ghandi's lap. This is more of a fantasy image, and a lot of the graphic art I have seen has made me decide to create an image that would not be scene in the world. I would like to create images that are classic and old looking, but also have a modern element to them.

I am using the photoshop techniques of lightnings and drop shadows in my work. I am using these techniques so that the different images I bring into my canvas look natural and real together.