The poem “A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allen Poe inspired my literary art piece. This poem reflects the fine line between dreams and reality by questioning our memories and emotions that may have been an illusion all along. In his poem, Poe effectively creates an unsettling tone by promoting a possible false sense of reality in our existence and experiences. This poem resonates with me because I have always been curious about the nature or symbolism behind certain dreams and how our body subconsciously interacts with our imagination and desires while we fall asleep. It is often said that our eyes are the doors to our souls, so I sketched out an eye to symbolize how our souls reflect our intrinsic desires in our dreams. The eye's iris depicts a woman staring off into the night sky while sitting on a crescent moon to create a fantasy world where our imagination is abstract. The dull exterior of the eye contrasts with this world as a reality check to emphasize the nature of reality. Poe suggests the idea that we might be living in our dream, or we are dreaming inside a dream, or that we might be living in someone else’s dream; therefore, I added a colorful background to symbolize that the nature of reality is almost impossible to comprehend and not a finite conclusion. I used oil paints to create texture and to easily blend the hues of blue in the iris part of the eye. The oil paints allowed me to create layers and add highlights of yellow and white to emphasize the glow in the fantasy dream world. Through my art piece, I intend to spark reflection on the power of our imagination and question whether our “reality” is indeed reality or a dream within a dream.
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