Writing assignment:
I have chosen to work with a horse with details such as its hair being blown by the wind. The way the horse is presented, the sculpture embodies independence, confidence, and freedom. Moreover, I believe it symbolizes an individual’s strength and courage to move forward. The horse reminds me of the west during the troubling times of the US and how many wildlife and free individuals were struggling to remain independent while the US took over the west. The horse seems firm and strong as it is now, but I would like to distort the back to symbolize its trouble’s it has faced in the past. Moreover, I would like to leave the front half as it is to show that the horse is headstrong yet its past (or its behind) was full of uncertainty. That being said, I was thinking of placing an unusual pattern or twisting the horse’s behind to show the uncertainty.
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