For my self-portrait sculpture I decided to deviate from what someone would normally think of as a sculpture. Instead of building something, I just attached two paintings and a drawing together in a 3D manner. I used both paint and colored pencils on cardboard. I used the element of color the most in this. The background is all black and white, whereas the drawing of myself is in color. This, and the fact that I'm on a different plane than the rest of the figures, creates a stark contrast and highlights the idea that something about me is different. With this sculpture I tried to represent the ever-present idea in my life that everyone else thinks I'm boring and annoying, when in reality I'm probably more interesting and thoughtful than they'll ever be. The black and white vs. bright colors, in addition to the literal contrast, also symbolises that social rift between me and my peers. I actually really like this. Besides the fact that the longer I stare at the anatomy of my drawing of myself the worse it seems to get, I really like the idea and I'm proud of the paint job. I rarely paint so when it turns out decent I'm always really happy. Since I spent the first few days not having any idea what I was going to do, I'm also glad that I was able to come up with an idea I liked and successfully pull it off. There's nothing better than having a good idea /and/ executing it well.