(ENG/ESP) Let's Make a Collage - Round 186: Essence of being / Esencia del ser
ENGLISH CONTENT
Hello all collage lovers! Here we are again with a new entry for this creative contest that is already in its 186th round and for this, I based myself on the concept of the "essence of the human being" or of the being in general, obtaining as result, the following illustration:
To begin, I took the photograph provided by the community and opened it with the Photoshop program. Since solitary space generated that feeling of "emptiness" in me, I thought about leaving because of that idea. Looking through the library, I came across some images that caught my attention and little by little, the composition was formed as I played with the properties of the files.
As for the composition, I thought about recreating a little the moment when a person's creativity and motivation is absorbed or torn away by external and internal factors, such as criticism, fears, lack of confidence or even imitation. I believe that many of us have experienced at least one moment in our lives when we felt that our spirit or vitality seemed to have simply abandoned us. I think that this feeling is due to the fact that we are so used to being productive that we often forget what we really want or like. Throughout my life I met older people who abandoned their dreams of being musicians or cartoonists to dedicate themselves to more lucrative careers and the way they talked to you about that time when they were still doing that "something" that motivated them, seemed to be the little spark that kept them going, even if that dream was no longer going to come true.
For this reason, I tried to elaborate the moment in which an individual, full of energy and expressiveness, is separated by those "negative forces", which will lead that part of the essence of the being, to plunge into darkness; wandering in a kind of lethargy where time seems to have stopped at that precise moment when everything broke. I found it charming. The good thing is that I think this can be reversed. It is never too late to return to what we abandoned to dedicate ourselves to other things and that is the incredible thing about human beings, we have the free will of what we dedicate our passion and interest to. I have many times felt that bitter sensation of my creative part being kidnapped by bad thoughts or external situations; but the good thing is that I always go to his rescue so that he can radiate his light to the world, as it should be.
Thank you very much for visiting my publication. I hope you found it interesting.
Until next time!
CONTENIDO EN ESPAÑOL
¡Hola a todos los amantes de los collages! Aquí estamos de nuevo con una nueva participación para éste creativo concurso que ya va en su ronda 186 y para ello, me basé en el concepto de la "esencia del ser humano" o del ser en general, obteniendo como resultado, la siguiente ilustración:
Para comenzar, tomé la fotografía brindada por la comunidad y la abrí con el programa Photoshop. Como el espacio solitario, me generaba esa sensación de "vacío", pensé en irme por esa idea. Revisando en la biblioteca, me hallé con unas imágenes que me llamaron bastante la atención y poco a poco, se fue formando la composición a medida que iba jugando con las propiedades de los archivos.
En cuanto a la composición, pensé en recrear un poco el momento en que creatividad y motivación de una persona, es absorbida o arrancada por factores externos e internos, como las críticas, los miedos, la falta de confianza o hasta la imitación. Creo que muchos de nosotros hemos experimentado por lo menos un momento en nuestra vida, en el que sentimos que nuestro espíritu o vitalidad, parece que simplemente nos hubiese abandonado. Opino que ese sentir se debe a que estamos tan acostumbrados a ser productivos, que muchas veces olvidamos lo que realmente queremos o nos gusta. A lo largo de mi vida conocí a personas mayores que abandonaron sus sueños de ser músicos o dibujantes por dedicarse a carreras más lucrativas y el modo en que te hablaban sobre aquella época en que aún hacían ese "algo" que los motivaba, parecía ser la pequeña chispa que los mantenía a seguir adelante, aunque ese sueño, ya no fuera a cumplirse.
Por eso, traté de elaborar el momento en que un individuo, lleno de energía y expresividad, es separado por esas "fuerzas negativas", que llevarán esa parte de la esencia del ser, a sumirse en la oscuridad; vagando en especie de letargo en donde el tiempo, parece haberse detenido en ese preciso instante en que todo se quebró. Me pareció encantador. Lo bueno, es que pienso que esto puede revertirse. Nunca es tarde para retomar aquello que abandonamos por dedicarnos a otras cosas y eso es lo increíble del ser humano, tenemos el libre albedrio de a qué le dedicamos nuestra pasión e interés. Yo muchas veces he sentido esa sensación amarga de que mi parte creativa sea raptada por malos pensamientos o por situaciones externas; pero lo bueno es que siempre voy a su rescate para que pueda irradiar su luz al mundo, como debe ser.
Muchas gracias por haber visitado mi publicación. Espero que les haya parecido interesante.
¡Hasta una próxima oportunidad!
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You are wise, @suezoe, even though you are young (to me, just about everyone is young😄). Losing the spark of ambition, longing, creativity--it is a kind of death. And we are all on a clock. As long as we are alive, we can turn it around and reclaimed the dreams. But, time can be exhausted, so it is wise to act while we can.
Your collage, through its use of color and absence of color, expresses the sentiment well. It is a striking collage with great significance (for me, anyway).
Ha ha ha I have been through very few things in life compared to other people, but I do admit that I think too much, so I guess that is what allows me to realize certain issues 😅 for many years I have motivated myself through my creation instinct, so when I have a block or I'm not creating, I feel like I'm wasting my time. Something very curious happened to me at a time when the work I had was so much and overwhelming, that I distanced myself from that creative part... I was scared because I became enormously depressed, but my discomfort went away suddenly when I paralyzed everything and sat down. to draw.... that was when I understood that, that human beings need to express themselves or else they will feel like they are turning off. That kind of feeling has occurred to me a lot throughout my existence and luckily, I know how to react to avoid falling to a point of no return ✨
Thank you very much for appreciating my collage and for expressing your opinion about it, the fact that it has meaning for you is valuable to me. That motivates me to continue expressing myself the way I have been doing 🤗💚
Una abducción del color. Fuera de los significados aterradores, que están muy bien construidos y hacen un collage muy bueno a nivel simbólico, quería comentarte que me gusta mucho lo que has estado haciendo últimamente con los efectos de borde y color en tus collages.
Un abrazo, @suezoe . Sigue creando sueños para nosotros.
Muchísimas gracias por tus palabras 😊 realmente me alegra y motiva saber tu opinión acerca de mis collages. Espero poder continuar proyectando las ideas que me vengan a la mente y que las mismas, digan siendo de tu agrado 😌💚