Mindmap:

Moodboard:

Finding Focus:

The social issue that will be communicated through this idea is stress and concern. In the modern day and age, everyone in the society has stress and concerns of some level, rather it is as simple as to thinking about what to eat tomorrow, or as far as worrying how to submit an essay due the next day but has yet to be started on. Stress and concern creates a mixed emotion in the human mind and companies us everyday, exactly what I intend to demonstrate. I will achieve this through using mixed lighting and a heavy contrast to create the stress part. I will then use facial expression and body gesture to add concern and communicate my message.

Inspiration Image:

This is a stock photo of a “portrait” by an unknown photographer (was not stated). The way this was shot resembles the style I want to use. By having lights shine from right to left, it creates a contrast between the woman’s light up face and darkened face. Although the comparison is not very obvious, my style will portray this contrast to the extreme, which helps with generating the “stress”.

Statement of Intent:

I want my audience to feel the stress and concern society brings. I came up with this sentence because my ultimate goal is to express the concern society generates endlessly, reaching people all over the place. It is true that aside from my message, I do genuinely want the viewers to appreciate my piece as an art work just like any and every creator does. However, my intentions are well over focused on communication instead of appreciation, thus there is no “appreciating” seen in my statement of intent.