So I just remembered another idea of mine which I like more than Proposal #5. Therefore, I have taken out the one about me being a narcissist and added instead my twisted sense of humor. As an English major, I have read a lot of literature. Also in my free time (since I’m not a fan of romance novels or murder mysteries) I read literature as a way to keep my analysis skills sharp as well as to shed new light on old stories. When I talk to other people about books such as Moby Dick, A Tale of Two Cities, or Treasure Island, people know the stories, but consider them old. I went back and read Treasure Island as well as The Prince and the Pauper, Dracula, and Peter Pan to make my own conclusions. Yes, it’s true they’re written in a different form of English from today, but some of the messages are as contemporary as Harry Potter. Thus, I wish to bring a new life to these old stories. Actually, not only to these old stories, but these old writers as well.
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| Billy Shakespeare has never looked so awesome. |
I call William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, Billy and Charlie to remind me that they once were humans. Sometimes I think we’ve put them on pedestals for so long, that we forget they were once just like us, making mistakes and suffering through life. With my art, I want to enhance this and bring back their characters. I also want to add humor by using the marketing gimmick: “sex sells.” Therefore, (if you haven’t figured it out just yet) I want to put the heads of famous writers on sexy bodies to return them to their former glory, however long ago that was. Perhaps I will only get a giggle or a snort from my audience, but perhaps they will think that writers of the past have lived as well, and that their tales are still read today for a reason; if only you have a guts and the diligence to find out why.
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