My initial idea for the project was a painting/poster of a monster (in the style of Semenov) Facebook logo to show how social media has changed the world for the better and also for the worst. I thought it would be quite interesting to look at the ways that social media has changed the world.
I'd quite like to look at something that's a bit more personal, as Semenov's works are personal. What I would like to look at are the issues that many young girls have with their self esteem and how this can lead to serious illnesses such as depression and anorexia. My idea is that if girls are more supportive of each other and realise how damaging their nastiness and bitchiness really is, we can be closer to making happier, more confident and stronger girls who can go on to do great things- maybe they could go on to be prime minister and completely change how the UK is run.
What this idea would lead to is to creating a drawing of a very sad and hurt girl (in the style of Semenov) being held up by other girls to look at her reflection in the mirror. I was inspired to look at a topic like this, as Semenov's works are very emotional and personal, so I wanted to look at something that was both emotional and personal to me.
As much as I like this idea, since my internet at my house has gone down, I think it's unrealistic for me to finish this project looking at this topic, as when I draw people it often takes me around 8 hours or so, which is something I don't think I can achieve in this time period.
Another idea I had was about dogs. I thought of this idea while I watched my own dog running up and downstairs with a crocodile toy in his mouth. Dogs make people happy, they're loyal and intelligent. If everyone had a dog, I truly believe it would change the world for the better. I could actually kind of link it in with what I mentioned above about depression. When I typed "dogs and depression" into google, I found an abundance of links on how dogs can 'heal' depression. What I could create from this is a drawing of a dog in the style of Semenov bringing happiness to humans. If dogs could rid the world of depression, the world would be a much better place; depression makes people unmotivated and they can't work or do anything, so if depression was rid from the world, so much more would be done due to people being more motivated and happier.