Three: The Fragile Aboriginal women

Maria Nguyen
Linoleum print on Cartridge

   Throughout the Aboriginal history, the piteous women have been treated poorly. They have experienced violence and abuses. Some are mysteriously gone missing. They also have been murdered cruelly and pitifully but unfortunately no one has ever said a thing about it. This piece of art was made as a sincere voice to show strength and resilience toward them. For this project I unhesitatingly chose rose as my choice of flower. Every kind of flowers have its own beauty but I especially love roses because they help me to convey a significant meaning in this project.  

     Roses are the most beautiful flowers with variety of brilliant colors and a special, unique and sweet fragrant. Each color has a very different meaning. Possessing a captivating and attractive beauty, they have always universally represent women, the fragile humankind on this planet. When the viewers observe my flower, they will find a combination of three colors in it. Yellow roses represent friendship, admire, joyful, gladness and delight toward a woman which convey a message that all the Aboriginal women have the right to enjoy these elements in their life. Red roses have a color language of love, respect and courage. Us, frail women in general and Aboriginal women in particular deserve to be loved, to be protected and to be respected. Blue roses have very special color compare to others. They symbolize peace and liberty which shows that the Aboriginal women should be free and live in peace instead of lamentably having to face with violence and mistreats. When the linoleum was carved out to form this beautiful flower, it created some white negative space between the colors. White is the color of purity, innocence and reverence in the Aboriginal women who are totally worthy to be treated gently just like the way people cosset and take care of these flowers.  
     
          This was my first time using the carving tool to create this linoleum print so they were not very familiar to me. However, l am still very content and happy with the result that l have got. l hope that people will understand the message that this flower holds after they have read my blog. Sincerely thank you :) !!!