Selina Snow

I visited the Selina Snow exhibition titled Indian and Children Series at Southampton’s City Art Gallery. Snow’s inspiration for the collection derived from her very culturally diverse background. She bought many elements of her unique childhood together to create beautiful, colourful pieces. I am able to relate to Snow’s inspiration as I too come from different backgrounds. When I look at her work it is easy to see what influenced different features. 

  

This particular piece is one of my favourites from Snow’s collection. There are so many different elements yet they seem to work together really well. When I look at it, I see symmetry which I think reflects Snow’s equal divide of cultures. Also the combination of nature and religion suggests peace and serenity; the inclusion of birds implies freedom. If I were to create a make-up design from this particular piece of work, I would copy the use of bright, bold colours, perhaps copy the floral print background into a design on the face. 

Current Exhibitions - Southampton City Council . 2013. Current Exhibitions - Southampton City Council . [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-leisure/artsheritage/sotonartgallery/Exhibitions.aspx. [Accessed 16 October 2013].