Poster week 4

Poster 1 is about masking identity. It's about society putting pressure on young girls to look and act a certain way. It's about suffocation and fear. The fear is not being able to express and show who you are because of society. It's also about real vs fake. If you put on this mask, does that make you a fake person? Is society fake?



Poster 2 is about masking identity. It shows the damage the mask is doing to yourself. Does a mask cause you to loose your identity and disappear? Even though you are wearing this mask to try and fit in, society is still tearing you down and putting pressure on you to look and act a certain way. However no matter how hard you try to hide your true identity, your eyes will always reveal the truth.



Poster 3 is about camouflage and masking your identity. It's about selecting a new identity. The metal clockwork represents your mind and how you decide and create this new mask and identity to wear. Its also the mask you hide your real self behind. The eye represents your soul and they reveal the truth. Even though you try to hide your identity, your eyes will always expose your real identity and emotions.



Poster 4 represents masking identity and the media. It also explores the idea of real and fake. Celebrities are constantly under pressure over their their image and appearance. They are constantly posting photoshopped images of themselves on social media. Celebrities influence young people. This can have a negative effect because young people ( and older people) believe that these fake, photoshopped images are what society thinks is beautiful. This image also contains a doll which represents youth and childhood innocence. The barbie doll has an unhealthy body which has an effect on young people. What are toy companies and the media trying to tell young people? That fake is beautiful? That having an unhealthy body size is beautiful?



Poster 6 is about masking identity and selecting a new identity. Its about creating a mask and how you wear this fake identity in order to fit in with society. Because of this mask we feel like plastic that society just wants to mould into the image they want. We loose part of who we are because of having to put on an act the whole time. However the eye is the window to our soul and it always reveal our real emotions and identity.

This image is about masking identity. Its about hiding who you are from the world and putting on this fake identity. This mask works in two ways. It makes you invisible in society but it also sucks the life out of your own identity. The longer you wear it the more you become dependant on it. However you can't mask the emotions in your eyes and they will always reveal who you really are. So even when you are trying to hide who you are, some part of you will always be exposed for the world to judge.

Poster week 3

Poster 1 is about masking identity and the damage masks can do. The thorns represent society and the pressure it puts on women to look and act a certain way. The plastic doll is the mask that we hide behind. We hide behind a plastic mask in order to fit in with our peers and society. However this cause damage to our self esteem and confidence. We put on a fake smile and try to keep moving forward.



Poster 2 is about masking identity and masking and selecting emotions. We have multiple emotions and facial expressions. However we don't/can't express all of them because of fear of judgement. We have to act a certain way in a professional working environment. We have to mask our true feelings and because of it feel like a plastic doll who just has a fake smile on her face.




Poster 3 is about identity and sexuality. As we are growing up we learn more and more about who we are. This poster is about sexuality which is one aspect of our identity. Society adores labels and likes to assign us labels before we even figure out who we are. We are plastic dolls put into different categories. Until we are ready, we hide in the dark while we figure out our emotions and who we are. So in that sense we hide behind a mask.




Poster 4 is about masking our identity in different situations. Its about how we act a certain way in a professional environment vs on a night out. However which of these personalities is the real us? We wear multiple masks that sometimes they blend into each other and become who we are. The question is what is our mask and what is part of our true selves.




Poster 5 is about masking identity and body image. We are influenced by the media and society from a young age. Young girls play with barbie dolls that have unhealthy bodies. What message are toy companies giving young girls?!?Does  pretty means super skinny waist and matchstick arms?! Celebrities and the media influence young women and show them photos of photoshopped models that are too skinny. Society deem this beautiful. If we are told this is what beautiful is, how do you think this effects our self esteem and confidence. As a result beautiful, thin girls wear layers of makeup and develop eating disorders. Why does society think fake is beautiful?



Poster 6 is about masking identity in terms of age. For some reason we start lying about our age at a young age. When we are children we want to be older so we can get into a certain movie or go on a roller-coster that has an age limit. When we are teenagers we act younger so we can get a child's ticket on the bus and so we can get a child's portion cause its cheaper. We also lie and say we are older so we can purchase alcohol and get into clubs. When we are adults we reach a point where we lie and say we are younger but the younger you are the more attractive you are? Age is such a big deal in society and we never seem happy at any age. We can't stop time. We are constantly growing older. Its best to accept it but make sure we stay young at heart.

Poster week 2

Here are my poster ideas for week two. My theme is Masking identity and this can be incorporated in many different ways. Its about selecting a new identity or hiding behind a new identity or mask.

Poster one is about selecting gender and wear a mask to hide your real identity because society isn't as accepting as your family and friends. Its also about gender stereotypes and how we are put under pressure to be a certain way because society tells us at a young age this what girls and boys should act like and dress.



The second poster is about identity and sexuality. Sexuality is part of our identity. It makes us who we are. The poster is about an individual with a blank canvas and there are trying to make an important decision. What their sexuality is. In our society there are so many labels and titles. The label should not be important. What is important are your feelings. However society has a thing for labels and loves to focus on the outside and not what's on the inside.



The third poster is about masking identity and emotions. Its about how we express different emotions and different sides of our personality to certain people. Its about the fine line between your personal life and your work life. How you act a certain way in a working environment and another way with family and friends.




The forth poster is about masking identity and emotions. Its about wearing a mask to hide our true emotions. Its also about how we show certain emotions and act a certain way to certain people and in certain situations.



The fifth poster is about masking identity and the damage is causes. Society puts pressure on us to look and act a certain way. We then put on this mask in order to fit in. Wearing a mask all the time causes damage to our true identities. Over time we tend to lose parts of who we are or forget who we are. All we are left with then is a mask.



The sixth poster is about masking identity and different skin tones. You see so many photos of celebrities and people applying bottles and bottles of fake tan so that they can appear darker or more tan. I am sure that some people have also tried to make their skin lighter. I question society quite often because I don't understand it sometimes. Why are we trying to be something we're not. Why not accept who we are and treat each other equally.