Work of Art, 2:5

Bravo’s Work of Art challenge as described by Lindsey on Follow Work of Art: Find a headline from any newspaper that strikes a chord with you and create a piece of art illustrating the story you select. Additionally you need to find a way to incorporate some of the newspaper itself into the work.


“The Polarizing Nature of Celebrity Outing”
Mixed media on 8×10-inch canvas

I drew words from newspaper articles and ads to illustrate contentious issues around the public’s near-obsessive speculation about celebrities’ sexual orientation. These words surround closet doors which, when opened, reveal an article about yet another couple thrust into the limelight and the “Are they? Aren’t they?” publicity that surrounds them.

5 thoughts on “Work of Art, 2:5”

    1. The only reason I still have a FB account is to provide links to this account. I don’t do much else there except read my family members’ stuff and a few friends with whom that’s my sole means of interaction.

      Are you posting a bunch of stuff on FB that I’m missing?

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