Charlie Hume

My final artwork addresses themes from my topic of hurt people hurt people. I aimed to explore the consequences of this toxic cycle that people often become trapped in, hence the use of the arms reaching to someone or something new. I incorporated a combination of fresh, dried and pressed flowers with stained plaster to hopefully portray how poisoning hurt and pain can be. I wanted the flowers to embody the delicacy and fragility of life, whilst at the same time contributing colour and positive energy. By placing them in the cavity of the plaster arms I hoped to demonstrate that people are innately moral and good but it is their experiences and trauma that can create scars that are often hard to ooverlook. It is only when you look beneath someone’s skin, beneath their hurt exterior that we can find their flowers. The spreading of the dark paint across the pure white plaster is representative of both the destructive and contagious impact of pain, however, I tried to avoid presenting a defeatist and negative perspective to this issue but rather the beauty that often lies beneath someone’s rough and tough exterior.