Me vs. Me

Art by Mjexpression

Sometimes the only person standing in your way is you.

It is so important to understand the power in your relationship with yourself. You can be your own best friend or your own worst enemy. That is what this piece is about.

The use of the single lined black ink presents a sense of delicacy as well as fragility. This outlines the thin line between the two, between being your best friend or your worst enemy.

I love using the colour red within my work, especially alongside black. Red can mean so many things... love, hate, danger, strength, rage, courage, pain and so much more. I will let you decide which connotations this piece embodies.

The floral details in the hair were created using pens, the range of colours reflecting the fruits of having a healthy relationship with yourself. Perhaps even here there is opportunity for fragility. To maintain a healthy relationship with yourself, it is entirely in your own control, and it is very easy to occasionally fall.

The two female bodies are back-to-back. They are arguably mirrored. Whatever one does, the other will follow.

Similarly, if you fill yourself with self-doubt, comparison, jealously and hatred, your mind and body will follow. You will become your own worst enemy.

If you fill yourself with love, compassion, understanding, patience and courage, your mind and body will follow. You will become your own best friend.

by Mjexpression

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Edited by Charlotte Osment (Editorial Assistant)

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