Social Justice: I'm Not a Female Architect. I'm an Architect.
1. What is the significance of your social justice?
It is quite common in university that more females enroll for architecture than men, but less graduate. This represents sexism that plays a role in many job departments. Often male teachers don’t want to choose a female to be their star pupil, afraid of others thinking it’s because they are in a relationship. When females take a matt-leave due to pregnancy, they are not taken seriously.
2.Why this issue?
There are a lot of situations just like what is happening in the architect field. Females are not getting the respect they deserve. There is always a bias view on field when working on projects. This issue is important to me because I too want to become an architect. I want to know what struggles I will have to deal with when I reach my goal. Because this is the path I have chosen and this is the goal that I will reach.
3. Why this image?
Zaha Hadid was the first female to be recognized as an architect. She received the most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, she was made a Dame by Elizabeth II for services to architecture, and in 2015 she became the first and only woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. She was an inspiration to all females who wants to go into architecture. It was very tragic moment when Hadid died in March 31, 2016.
4. What text and and colours did I use to express my emotions on this issue?
I originally wanted to do black and white medium because these shades are known to be neutral. I wanted to show that female and men are equal in the architect business and in the university field. We share the same passion, we have are creative ideas, and we especially want to feel proud of our designs/buildings. The articles I choose represent the issues women face in the architecture industry and in University.
5. Personal significance.
Zaha Hadid was and still is one my architectural role models. She was able to get recognized for her hard work and perseverance. I want to follow some of her foot steps and become a successful. I want to prove that females in the architect business are not something that others will take as a joke. That we have something to prove.
6.When reflecting on the stylistic qualities, what is successful? What is not effective? What could have made it more effective?
What I find to be really successful was light shading in the right eye. My personal favourite was working on her eyes. I find that when looking at a portrait of a person, their eyes tell you what they have experienced. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. What I found was completely not effective was the gloss. It came at me the hard way. When I tried to paint the gloss onto my artwork, It either started to peel off or deteriorating. What could have made it more effective is if I added the mat paint before and then the gloss. It would have maybe made it more stable than putting it directly onto my artwork.