FEATURE: Photo
A Sea of Feelings: Gizem Karayavuz’s
Self-Portrait
The photo of the month is this piece titled “Self Portrait” by Gizem Karayavuz
(@gizemkarayavuz). Gizem is a very creative artist who knows how to put PicsArt’s
editing tools at the service of her imagination. Here she has submerged herself in a
churning sea of water, skillfully weaving images, subjects, textures, and soft lighting
to create a pale, glowing, and surreal piece of self portraiture.
She tagged her image with a quote from author Diane Hardy, “We all have a sea
inside us; Can you hear it? Can you hear the ocean roaring?” Following the quote,
Gizem explained that 2013 was a hard year, but that she sustained herself through
her artwork, and the support of others from the PicsArt community. Gizem's
fragments of self-expression put together with this image resulted in a complex and
powerful self-portrait, putting on display where she is and how she feels. Struggling
under water, but finding meaning through creation and beauty: this is our Photo of
the Month.
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