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Discuss one work from the examples in the Rothman essay, describe what you think it's about, why you like it, and what you think is the most intriguing or best aspect of the work.
Above is the comic created by Marion Fayolle "The Mirror" and "Fragments", I think its about discovering and understanding yourself suggesting conceptions of self, based on the visual choices it convey gender reconstruction, and possibilities of expression. I like this piece because of the various subjects and messages that are being conveyed to the audience.
I feel like I can relate to this artwork the most because I have experienced taking time for myself to find and understand myself as a person. I took time to understand what it important to me, what I like and dislike, what I can handle or what triggers me, how I see myself, what makes me feel uncomfortable, hurts me and makes me happy, and what I want to focus on and strive to achieve in my life.
What I find the most intriguing is the how the artist chose the male, female characters and the main subject of the mirror which successfully conveys various subjects and messages that are being presented to the audience. It is interesting how the artist depicts a male figure approaching the frame of a mirror. He and his reflection approach each other, bend toward each other, touch. A female figure joins the dance, bends to lift a stone, shatters the mirror and the first figure in one throw. Other female figures join her; they pick up the pieces and reassemble them as collages, reframed in a setting suggesting a type of gallery.
The visual language used helps suggest time, and movement by the colors, characters, and movement of the characters within the comic. Another aspect I found interesting was the fact that the artist did not used words to help narrate what the scene was about, only used titles to name the piece.
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