Is this unreasonable??

[⋆✿Grace✿⋆]

I am a 3D artist at my school and my theme this year for my AP portfolio is "mental health." Before I was even in this class last year I decided I wanted to make a piece over something that is very real to me. I made a statue over SA and it was based on my own experiences. I confirmed with my old teacher that this was fine and I could also enter a very important art contest with it. I made it blah blah fast forward it to now. I showed my new art teacher and told me that I can't enter it because it's too violent. I feel like I've should've seen this. I asked a friend if it was too violent and she said she knew it since I started the piece but didn't say anything. I feel crushed. I spent months designing and making it just for it to be not to be able to be entered into anything. I don't know if any of this even makes sense. But I feel like I'm not allowed to be disappointed because I should've known I couldn't enter it. My personal goal is to make an impact with my art and now I can't even show it. I feel like I need to hide this piece and make sure no one else sees it because it's an abomination, but that also means that I won't be able to show more awareness about SA. Maybe I'm just a dramatic teenager. I just wish I wasn't so crushed by this news. Thanks for reading my ridiculous rant

[Shi]

That's crazy at least you made a art project based on what you were feeling you could of just cheated and it is at least over mental health which is taking over some of us on here

[⋆✿Grace✿⋆]

I tried asking for a loop hole but my teacher said that the piece itself looked too violent so, that's that.

[[deleted user]]

⋆✿Grace✿⋆ wrote: "I tried asking for a loop hole but my teacher said that the piece itself looked too violent so, that's that."

Well some people see mental health in different ways but its unfair that they said its "Too violent" because its something that happened while yes it was violent its a REAL thing and they have to accept that as a fact.

[⋆✿Grace✿⋆]

Yeah, it's fine, I'm sure when I'm in college or something I'll be able too. If I even decided to go into art in college

[Scout ੈ✩‧₊˚]

That's literally is so stupid and I'm sorry that happened. Art is about expressing emotions and experiences, and what you went through is violent and horrific, so if you're making a piece about it I feel like it should be somewhat violent. I get kind of pissed when people are so weird about violent portrayals of SA, because when they censor it I feel like they are downplaying people's experiences. Go to art school, make whatever you want, and don't let anybody tell you that your art isn't "appropriate" <33

[⋆✿Grace✿⋆]

I really needed that, thank you so much, I’ll try my best to get into art school :) <3

[lilly ♡ (semi-hiatus, reading slump)]

i believe in you babe!!!

[⋆✿Grace✿⋆]

Thanks! I know it’s unreasonable but I really want to be an artist that you’ll see my name on the news or in places like time square. But even if I don’t, thanks for believing in me everyone