Perception of Strength & Weakness
Final Portfolio & Sustained Investigation for Advanced Placement Art and Design
Harpeth Hall School
Nashville, Tennessee
2020
My sustained investigation tackled how we perceive strength, weakness, and the contrast between the two. These questions are the result of watching fights with cancer as a daughter, granddaughter, and friend. I began depicting the physical nature of this concept by showing tangible subjects commonly perceived as strong or weak. In the midst of my process, I wondered how something delicate becomes stronger after it is broken. Additionally, the psychological toll and abstract aspects of strength and weakness proved to be relevant as well. This complex idea has created an overlap in perception as each piece can be analyzed for physical or psychological meaning. Thus, my investigation rooted itself in the idea that strengths and weaknesses do not differ.
