Parsons Challenge Piece I

"This film is a visual narrative of my morning routine; the monotonous habit of waking up is demonstrated through the lack of colours. The four figures that enter the room carry different objects with them – paintbrushes, a mirror, book and camera. The first says “paint” in English, the next “look at yourself” in French, third says “think” in Spanish and the last one says “smile” in Chinese and the flash instantly transforms the film into color. These scenes portray my desire in life: to be involved in the world of art and fashion, and the use of color portrays the vividness of this dream. What I’ve learnt through examining the reasons for my morning ritual is that everyone has a routine, the actions they perform in order to achieve what they want out of life. The objects embody the reasons for why I do what I do, for why I get ready in the morning- paintbrushes for art, a mirror for how I want to see myself in the world, a book for my desire of education, and a camera for how I want everyone else to perceive me. More importantly, though, is the use of different languages: paint was spoken in English, my primary language, because it is what I would like to concentrate on the most. Here I’ve learnt that although every individual possesses several reasons for what they do in life, there is usually one that is their true passion, the one that drives that person in life to be successful. Mine is creativity, constructing art and that is why, in the end, I grabbed the paintbrushes."
Julia Wang,
D.o.b. February 3rd, 1991.

Parsons Challenge Piece II

"After reflecting on my own personal life’s goals, I thought about all the people in this world who lead lives entirely different than my own. The Tibetan Buddhists were people I was always extremely interested in. I myself do not follow a particular religion, but I’ve always found the teachings of Buddhism to be something of great fascination. Having lived in China for the past few years has only contributed to that curiosity mainly due to the reoccurring controversies happening over China’s possession of Tibet. The Tibetan Buddhists are individuals who devote their lives to learning the understandings of the true nature of reality, the supposed emptiness of intrinsic subsistence of all things in this world. I realized this was completely different from the views of people I usually interact with. Here in my collage, I have juxtaposed images of the Tibetan monks with elements of nature and images of city life as a way of expressing the coexistence of these two contrary lifestyles. Crumpled paper and bits suggest that this form of coexistence comprises a sense of weakness as neither community is entirely successful due to their differences which can sometimes lead to large conflicts, such as the one China is experiencing with Tibet."
Julia Wang,
D.o.b. February 3rd, 1991.

Parsons Challenge Piece III

"This drawing is an illustration of how I am currently feeling at the moment. My nervousness and feelings of anxiety and fear come along as I am now a high school senior in the process of moving on to college and becoming an adult. I will turn eighteen in a few days and it is something I am enormously unhappy about because I am not looking forward to being legally viewed as an adult with more responsibilities in life and fewer pardons for the mistakes I might make. In this drawing, the man is looking to the right side of the paper, to his future and into adulthood. The right side is composed of shapes that are much darker and condensed than the ones on the left. The right hand side of the man has less space than the left, establishing the fact that the future is something that is we cannot see into very well because it is not yet here. The left is what I feel I will be leaving behind. The clean, simple and comfortable lifestyle I led when I was still considered a kid is revealed through the light and almost transparent shapes, my past. This is the weird stage I believe everyone experiences before they are pushed into adulthood, that transitioning time where we are all trying to figure out who we really are inside with all of that fear and anxiousness that comes along with it. "
Julia Wang,
D.o.b. February 3rd, 1991.