The+Transition



Ana Lanier This piece is meant to illustrate the life changing transition every person makes from childhood to adulthood. The bow, ring, and bracelet represent the childhood mentality of pretending. While, on the other side, the calculator represents knowledge. With age, comes the knowledge of what is real and what is not. The objects on the left side represent what children desire; pretending, being royalty, being pretty. As we get older, our priorities change. We are centered around technology, and being as successful as possible. As an adult, all of our dreams of childhood disappear, and we are not about frills anymore, only convenience is important. This piece shows the transition of life, but it also shows how modern man's obsessions change. When we were young, we wanted pretty things that made us happy. As we get older, we tell ourselves that technology is what makes us happy, and that is why we are obsessed with it. There is a mentality in society today that we cannot survive without technology. We do everything with it. The clock is in the forefront, though, because it represents time. Time, to us, is more important than any other obsession at any age. It rules our lives. Society would not function without it. Sometimes, it does not pass by quickly enough or it passes too quickly. As children, we dream of being an adult, and as an adult we want to go back to being a child. We are never fully satisfied, and before we know it our life has passed. This transition is what makes our life.
 * The Transition**