CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS

Are we there yet? Can we go back?

Presbyterian Ladies College

In my experience, children are maturing earlier and leaving behind the carefree attitudes of childhood. As such, many adolescents have a strong desire to be able to shun the responsibilities of maturity and embrace the innocence of a childhood that has been discarded too quickly. This is reflected in my use of oil paint, a traditional media, that has been embellished with coloured pencil, a more modern media associated with children’s art. In my self-portrait, my facial expression depicts a feeling of disbelief and horror, asking “is it too late for me?” whilst already surrounding myself with objects from my childhood.