Master of Arts Thesis

While driving or walking through any city, we are flooded with advertisements that impact how we think about a product or convince us to buy certain goods. Food is one of those industries we encounter repeatedly throughout the course of our day. Within my work I convey the negative influences of the food industry using black and white imagery, with high contrast and texture. I am generating contempt for how absurd this industry is by depicting food, logos, slogans, and other related items in the work. Since I myself suffer from an addiction to food, which is a coping mechanism for stress, I am making work that relates to this struggle. Through my work, I want to stimulate conversation about the overzealous marketing of food, which has led to increased obesity and food addictions in our society.