Stress In Pia Distefano's Brilliant Art

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In this piece of brilliant art by Pia Distefano, it uncovers the different emotions that stress makes a person go through. Waves which are present at the bottom of the image is known throughout a lot of artwork and poetry to represent life because as many people know, life has it’s highs and it’s lows just like the tide. What is unique about using the ocean in this piece of art was the piranhas that were in the waters. Those piranhas symbolize the stress in a person’s life because as shown in the photo there are different sizes of piranhas, just like there are different sizes of stress. And as time goes on, stress keeps building and getting larger, just like the piranhas. Drawn above the ocean are people who have the feeling of hopelessness

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