Art Essay
Raimonda Krasninkeviciute
Portrayal of the effects drug abuse has on people in artwork
How does artwork portray the destruction of human body, mind and relationships due to drug abuse?
Introduction
I have chosen ‘Effects of drug abuse’ as my theme as I was interested in the changes a human body and mind overtake when influenced by drugs; also the effects it has on a person’s life and their relationships overall. I am mostly interested how artists portray the mental state of a person when under the influence of drugs; whether its happiness, depression, anger, sadness etc.; and how the emotion is communicated through the artwork to the viewer.
A lot of people are addicted to different kind of drugs and different drugs have different effects on a human; whether it would be physical or mental. Most of the time the mental effects start first and the signs of the physical changes appear after some time. Often, people under the influence of drugs hallucinate quite a lot and which may result in self harm. There aren’t a lot of artists that go deep into the depth of drug abuse however there is a few. Some artists portray the emotion by the colours they use such as, bright colours may represent happiness, and excitement etc. and dark colours may show depression and anger. Moreover some artists may represent their work as a more observational piece, such as a painting of a person injecting, drinking, sniffing the drug, or even a portrait of the physical changes of the person that are visible for everyone to see.
I started off by taking photographs of hands; two hands holding emphasising a friendship between two people. Later on I took more pictures of hands that already look worn out, hurt and unhealthy. After that I’ve made more pictures, however, this time of myself. I had to undergo a makeover of making myself look like someone who may be doing drugs. I took these pictures in different lightings and angles. I also had to edit them to emphasise the shadows and
Portrayal of the effects drug abuse has on people in artwork
How does artwork portray the destruction of human body, mind and relationships due to drug abuse?
Introduction
I have chosen ‘Effects of drug abuse’ as my theme as I was interested in the changes a human body and mind overtake when influenced by drugs; also the effects it has on a person’s life and their relationships overall. I am mostly interested how artists portray the mental state of a person when under the influence of drugs; whether its happiness, depression, anger, sadness etc.; and how the emotion is communicated through the artwork to the viewer.
A lot of people are addicted to different kind of drugs and different drugs have different effects on a human; whether it would be physical or mental. Most of the time the mental effects start first and the signs of the physical changes appear after some time. Often, people under the influence of drugs hallucinate quite a lot and which may result in self harm. There aren’t a lot of artists that go deep into the depth of drug abuse however there is a few. Some artists portray the emotion by the colours they use such as, bright colours may represent happiness, and excitement etc. and dark colours may show depression and anger. Moreover some artists may represent their work as a more observational piece, such as a painting of a person injecting, drinking, sniffing the drug, or even a portrait of the physical changes of the person that are visible for everyone to see.
I started off by taking photographs of hands; two hands holding emphasising a friendship between two people. Later on I took more pictures of hands that already look worn out, hurt and unhealthy. After that I’ve made more pictures, however, this time of myself. I had to undergo a makeover of making myself look like someone who may be doing drugs. I took these pictures in different lightings and angles. I also had to edit them to emphasise the shadows and