By Akosua Danso
The piece “Breaks” is a play on words, focused on the concept of needing to take a break because you are breaking mentally, or needing to take a break even before you reach that breaking point. I chose to represent this using a gray scheme, and I chose to represent the breaks in the name by framing this scene in a mirror.
When I was first creating the piece, I started with a prompt. The word was “senses.” I immediately thought of sensory overload. I went in that direction, which led me to the creation of another piece; however, in the middle, I had somehow stopped at a point that I didn’t want to get rid of completely. So I saved that middle point and created the other piece as well. This middle point was a mirror riddle with cracks and holes, with a weary figure in the middle. You may be asking who that figure is. Another fact about this piece is that it is also a self-portrait, so that figure is me at the time of the piece. In reality, I was probably way less tired, but it is still me.
Akosua Danso is from Kansas, and is a first-year Computer Science student. She enjoys drawing, listening to music, and looking at art in her free time!
