procreate; 14×12”
“My piece aims to represent the mindset that teenagers who live with mental illness view the world. Through bright vivid imagery, I am able to reflect how almost overwhelming it is to live with mental illness with all different aspects of it. This piece emphasises the feelings and thoughts of teenagers who live with mental illnesses, through the use of bright, colorful, and childlike decals coming out of the girl’s brain. Using a digital medium also allows for me to manipulate different forms and spaces of the piece; which gives a larger space to explore even deeper into how teenage mental illness can impact someone as they develop into adulthood. The imagery of the girl with bright, large bright eyes and childlike decals on her face while having her brain exposed to the outside world represents the overstimulating feeling it is to live with mental illness. Especially as teenagers.”
ARTIST BIO: Ava MUELLER is a grade 12 student at Taylor High School studying art under art teachers Sue Diemer and Zanna Ferree.