[artist statement: a universe of emotions]

FEELINGS T-SHIRT - A UNIVERSE OF EMOTIONS BY ELIZABETH NELSON

“I’M A VERY EMOTIONAL PERSON. I FEEL DEEPLY AND INTENSELY, AND TRYING TO SORT THROUGH MY EMOTIONS CAN FEEL LIKE UNTANGLING A GIGANTIC BAG OF YARN. IT’S HELPFUL TO ME, THEN, TO JUXTAPOSE MY EMOTIONAL MESSINESS AGAINST CLEAN, STRUCTURED DIAGRAMS; WHEN I EXAMINE MY FEELINGS THROUGH THIS LENS, ALL THE YARN BALLS ITSELF UP AND COLOR CODES ITSELF, AND MY MENTAL IMAGE OF MYSELF BECOMES MUCH CLEARER.

BY BREAKING DOWN EMOTIONS IN TERMS OF ASTRONOMICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YES, EMOTIONS CAN BE COLOSSAL AND ALL-CONSUMING, BUT YOU, AS THE UNIVERSE THAT CONTAINS THEM, ARE INFINITELY MORE POWERFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING. YOUR EMOTIONS MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE, BUT THEY DON’T HAVE TO GUIDE WHO YOU WILL BE.”

 

 

 [draft: a universe of emotions]

 

 [draft: a universe of emotions] 

 

 [final artwork: a universe of emotions]