Medium: Colored pencils and Acrylic on paper

Description:

This is a surrealistic self-portrait depicting my experience with the internal conflict of my cultural identity. It is the pressure of not fully conforming to the American side of my identity or the Indian side that pulls me apart. This relentless duality gives rise to an unsettling sense of stage fright while putting on a theatrical show as I navigate my everyday life and perform a delicate charade of identity. I second-guess myself and feel pressured by the scrutinizing eyes of the audience watching while striving to embody a perfect facade