American Beauty | Teen Ink

American Beauty

October 30, 2009
By RedConine BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
RedConine BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
2 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.


This is a product of my anger for what being beautiful means today and free time in my editing program. The fact that some people believe pumping plastics into them is better then accepting themselves. The moral decay of our self image.
This was made with

Tags: Abstract


Similar images


JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This art has 15 comments.


Jacob44 said...
on Sep. 29 2011 at 9:29 pm

Totally True!

Love the art! Keep up the good work.


on Jun. 24 2011 at 10:07 pm
born2bewriting BRONZE, Webster, New York
3 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The sky's the limit!"

i just love it! i just wrote a research paper about the social irrevelency of beauty pageants and this really would have made a great illustration for it! :) and i totally agree with you.

on Apr. 19 2011 at 11:46 am
WithEyesWideOpen BRONZE, Wayne, Pennsylvania
2 articles 22 photos 240 comments

Favorite Quote:
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

hmmm...maybe a girl who is too obsessed with the camera. lol. love it !

Valerie:] said...
on Mar. 4 2011 at 9:52 am
this is a cool website:)

on Dec. 8 2010 at 12:02 pm
KaylaKewlKat93 SILVER, Burlington, North Carolina
6 articles 576 photos 336 comments

Favorite Quote:
I give myself very good advice,
But I very seldom follow it,
That explains the trouble that I'm always in,
Be patient, is very good advice,
But the waiting makes me curious,
And I'd love the change,
Should something strange begin,
Well I went along my merry way,
And I never stopped to reason,
I should have know there'd be a price to pay,
Someday...someday,
I give myself very good advice,
But I very seldom follow it,
Will I ever learn to do the things I should?
Will I ever learn to do the things I should?

Wow! Wonderful work.

on Nov. 30 2010 at 4:53 pm
courtney.erin, Salo&#39, Other
0 articles 42 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing... kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day. And I believe in miracles."

llskdjflkjsd you go/went to edgewater.

haha sorry. i just go there, and it was in the yearbook, and i did that page in the gallery and i just remember seeing it a lot. haha


iamnoelle GOLD said...
on Jun. 15 2010 at 3:13 pm
iamnoelle GOLD, Tok, Alaska
11 articles 8 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do or do not...there is no try." -Yoda
"Life is only a dream, to die is to wake from it." -David G. (A friend of mine.)

I LOVE this! It speaks volumes about the day and age and it is very insparational!

onlyiz said...
on May. 2 2010 at 2:39 am
onlyiz, Boulder, Colorado
0 articles 1 photo 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” - Mark Twain

haha this is sick. 

Rennie BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2010 at 10:05 pm
Rennie BRONZE, Abbeville, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
You only have one life, so don't mess it up.








-Logan (My little brother)

I couldn't have said it better myself! This is flawless!

on Feb. 14 2010 at 1:06 pm
RedConine BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
2 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.

Photoshop CS3

on Feb. 14 2010 at 9:29 am
maybeme595 SILVER, Woodbury, Connecticut
5 articles 3 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's okay to be angry and never let go, it only gets harder, the more that you know. When you get lonely if no one's around, you know that I'll catch you when you're falling down. -Yellowcard

this is an awesome picture and i love the idea behind it. what program did you use? the description got cut off

on Jan. 8 2010 at 9:48 am
CylasPalacios GOLD, Macomb, Illinois
12 articles 6 photos 11 comments
This is totally a fav

on Nov. 25 2009 at 2:39 pm
Showchoir2012 SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
9 articles 6 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
"yes we are our fathers sons and daughters but we are not their choices" -Poetry Slam Knock Knock
"Knock Knock, who's their?, WE ARE!"

i agree B A stuff! i tagged it as my fav!

on Nov. 6 2009 at 11:38 am
CASTROLmatt GOLD, Coolidge, Arizona
14 articles 11 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes you have to take life less seriously to get where you want to be."

I LOVE this art work and the message it holds. Freekin' B-A!!! =D

on Oct. 31 2009 at 11:14 pm
Kayira1991 GOLD, Dhaka, Other
15 articles 181 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have miles to go before I sleep
If there is a will, there is a way
Nothing is impossible

A very creative and thoughtful work...........Keep spreading the message...........the definition of beauty is distorted.............