I wanted to make a piece that people would judge. I also wanted to use a story that had a lot of judgement running through it. I felt that Of Mice and Men conveyed this on many levels, none more so than the fact that Lenny was judged i.e. he was considered to be an idiot. I feel that Judgement, like the zodiac sign of Libra, has two sides to it, and this can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to have in balance. Hence, I used half yin and half yang energies of male and female on my piece, which I also believe each one of us has. I also wanted to use caricatures of 'perfect' maleness and femaleness. This came about from the fact that society, as in the book, judges us primarily on our exteriors. I also sat them on traditional male/female colors, pink and blue. These were mirror images of each other. The typeface used is 'Federal Reserve', and is the same typeface used on American currency. This I did because money/power can in a lot of instances influence the outcomes of certain judgements, i.e. people who are percieved to have more money are treated differently from those who are perceived to have less money. Again, this was another strong theme in John Steinbeck's novel.
My hope for this piece is that the viewer makes judgements and then realizes that they have made a judgement.