Escape From Reality

How my artwork relates to the power of dreaming.
My artwork relates to the power of dreaming because it conveys a sense of relief. All the stress you build up throughout the day, every task you do. You escape it all by the power of dreaming. From work, to grades, and even anger. When you dream, it is like you’re in your own little bubble. Your body is there, but your mind is elsewhere. All of those thoughts of stress, love, and anger vanish, for those amazing hours. I conveyed this in my art by making a bubble around all those thoughts. Also, spirals remind me of dreaming. Spirals are very mesmerizing and I feel that dreams are too. I used lots of cool colors, and a very cool technique with tissue paper. Dreams aren’t always complete. You get woken up by your alarm, your siblings wake you up, the dog barks, or so many other reasons. To show this idea in my art, I didn’t choose to create a full colored background. There are rough edges, spots of white, and colors overlapping, just like how dreams aren’t always complete. Dreams hold many powers, and my art shows that.

Hailey J. Carroll