A Symbolic Autobiography

This post is about the second activity of the second lesson. The activity is:

Create symbols that relate to significant people/events of your life timeline

Manipulate them in terms of shape/texture/colour/size in order to describe your feelings about them.

Produce an artwork that combines these symbols to create narrative or meaning.

Below I present somewhat of an autobiography using symbols. The somber purples, dark blues and the drab browns covering the floor were used to represent a sense of dread and disappointment. The tall structures and winding valleys in the background are depicted tall and expansive respectively to represent foreboding regarding ongoing issues in my life at the time of this writing.

Things in yellow symbolize glimmers of hope while things in blue represent sadness and regret. The huge usage of reds denotes anger and/ or passion. The huge sword in white/metallic colours represents specifically my love for fantasy and video games, which have immensely shaped my life and thus why I wanted to put particular emphasis on it. The rest are for you to figure out if you so desire. Enjoy!

My Symbolic Autobiography of 23 Years