It feels so good to be done and confident about my work. I really pushed myself to think in new directions and how to stretch the idea of being fragile to a far extent. I am glad that I experimented with new mediums that I had never used before. I am proud of my work, especially the tightrope walker, that piece was the highlight for me. I am really excited to see the results, hopefully they are good!

Revised Commentary Part II
My work demonstrates exploration of my idea by looking at different aspects of it. I looked at physical, emotional, and mental fragility. Our bodies, hearts, and minds can all break down, and I addressed all of these scenarios. In the pieces with guns (2, 12)  I tried to show that life can be taken away from you in a single second. When the lifecycle of birth and death is referenced (9, 11) I show that the human body is fragile. In the Shattered Heart (1) and Divorce (4) pieces I showed how difficult love can be and how trying it can be to the heart. The Fragile X Syndrome (6), Finally Cracked (5) and Lost pieces (8) represent the mental frailty. I also viewed how fragile the world around us is in the  pieces where the ground is breaking (7, 10). Sometimes we lose our balance which is shown in the tightrope walker falling off (3). There are all different aspects and I tried to get a snapshot of each of them. The element of lines is very important in each piece. The lines represent the line of crossing into insanity, or finally tipping, crashing, or breaking. This is how my work demonstrates exploration.

Revised Commentary
The central idea of my concentration is the fragility of life. I highlight the moments when things are breaking. Life is precious; a gift. Each second should be epic, because you never know if it will be your last. Psalm 119:138 says, “Help me understand  so I can live to the fullest." My goal was to inspire people to reflect back upon their own lives and come to the same conclusion I did; I want to live a fulfilling life to the fullest, before and after it shatters.

Bones- Our bones are known to break often, and eventually they just decay in the ground. Even though we as people can be strong, our bodies are more fragile.

 

Baby Boy- This piece represents the fragility of a newborn baby. A friend has sent a gift to the baby and the box says fragile, which is symbolic of how careful you have to be with gifts, especially the gift of life.

Fragile X Syndrome- This piece represents mental fragility with the X chromosome in its fragile state

How does your work demonstrate exploration of your idea?
           My work demonstrates exploration of my idea by looking at different aspects of it. I looked at physical, emotional, and mental fragility. Our bodies, hearts, and minds can all break down, and I addressed all of these scenarios. In the pieces with guns I tried to show that life can be taken away from you in a single second. In the shattered heart and divorce pieces I showed how difficult love can be and how trying it can be to the heart. The Fragile X Syndrome and Lost pieces represent the mental frailty. I also viewed how fragile the world around us is in the cracking of the ground pieces. Sometimes we lose our balance which is shown in the tightrope walker falling off. There are all different aspects and I tried to get a snapshot of each of them. The element of lines is very important in each piece. The lines represent the line of crossing into insanity, or finally tipping, crashing, or breaking. This is how my work demonstrates exploration.