Wild Hearts Can T Be Tam Analysis

I took inspiration from the hand-lettering piece “Wild Hearts Can’t be Tamed” because it reminded me of a quote by American writer, Henry David Thoreau: “all good things are wild and free.” I personally like this quote as it emphasizes on a person’s independence to make choices on their own without being forced by others.

Inspired by the quote, I connected the theme of “wild” to freedom, and expanded on the idea of freedom by relating it to children as they are not yet corrupted by society and its ruling politics. They still possess a purity with their innocence and the liberty to dream as vastly as they want without being restricted by limits of reason.

In order to showcase my idea, I based my artwork on the Surrealism movement to create a dimension where rational meaning becomes an alienation, with whimsicality portrayed throughout the canvas.

Although I do not posses many technical skills with regards to digital painting beyond mere experimentations in the past, I decided it would be my medium of choice as it posed a challenge while also being an area of interest I want to further explore.

As I began, I created a portrait of an individual’s face—matured—appearing as a glass figure to reveal the transparency of the facade a person may hold, limiting their creative freedom upon entering
However, after adding colour to my sketch, I found the assemble of toys—more specifically, Mr. Potato Head, the Barrel Monkeys, and the rocket—did not accurately embody my idea and felt out of place as they did not correlate with one another. I decided to eliminate them and feature Legos more prominently because they represent a resourceful element that is built from the creativity explored throughout ones childhood, unleashing their imagination to its full