Pearl

Process

Medium: Acrylic paint, clay

Size: 7 x 6 in

Description: This project is based on the song Pearl written by Mitski. I destroyed a book named Pearl and reconstructed it to show the vulnerabilty of the narrator and how she longs for love even though she has it. This sculpture encompass two lyrics “and it left a pearl in my hand and I roll it around, everynight just to watch it glow.” and “There is a hole that you fill.”. While sculpting the skin I was also referencing another lyric from her song Liquid Smooth, “I’m liquid smooth, come touch me too, and my skin is plump and full of life, I’m in my prime.”. I didn’t make the skin smooth to show satire, I wanted to exagerate how her skin is plump and full of life by making the veins pop out to convey how desperate she is to find that missing piece.