What Now Mother Dearest?
(Not actual artwork title...don't know original name. Feel free to enter if you know it!)
So, this is basically what our heads feel like or maybe look like, doesn’t it? Well, that is if you’re experiencing a joblife crisis, heavy weighing job related conundrum, or how our good friend’s The Rolling Stones put it (and yes, sadly or not so sadly afterwards Ms. Spears), you simply are internally saying “I can’t get no got no, satisfactactttioon” about your desk and chair daytime life.
Well, this little issue seems to be popping up all over the place in SF at the moment. Sure, there are TONS in fact HEAPS if you will, people that love waking up every morning to their alarm and striding out the door to what will be another promising day in the office. They will be inspired, create something wonderful, or even seal that damn deal! I have awe and many “we are not worthy” praise for said individuals and please keep that spring in your step because you are one of the lucky ones!
The reason I am blogging about this particular piece of artwork (might I add is coming to eyeballs from the oh so edgy, not too sketchy blog yourhipstergirlfriend.com) is for its fragmented diversity and eerie complexion. Plus, it really does seem like a good image for what the mind does when in a state of ambiguity.
I like to take a look at the image piece by piece, facial part by facial part. Starting with the web constellation like nose, mouth, eyes, and of course the forehead. Now, these images could be how someone is starting to feel when wanting to pursue a different path, they can almost form it with their lips and sense it with their nose. One the other hand, this is may just be talk and really they can’t see exactly where they want to go which is why her eyes are not fully filled and the top thinking part of her brain.
Now, inside is a complete jumble. Places you want to go, jobs that won’t or will allow you to go there. You want to reach big for that dream job like the dream castle she’s envisioning, it’s a long shot but, it’s their occupying your mind.
Finally, the rest, the vegetation may be a part of what has grown on her what is creeping up into her mind making her doubt or struggle with the current state of her career. The creeping ivy and dense foliage is becoming a shadow and soon she could be stuck in there if she doesn’t construct and then act on a way out.
The best thing you can do is take steps away from that shadow and trust that you’ll take care of yourself at the end of the day. What do you see in this picture? Please, do tell...leave us a comment if you like or if you have an opinion countering or if you hate this blog entry and it's loopyness.
And this is the best, when you’re feeling infuriated by watching all those latte sipping, black framed glasses wearing, half shaved head sporting, folks sitting pretty in local organic fair trade equal rights rainbow friendly coffee shops looking happy as a clam clicking away on their shinny mac* books just think about this –
This American Life- Episode 157: Secret Life of Daytime: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/play_full.php?play=157
