Self Portrait Project

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Self Portrait Project

• Faith, Values, and Lifestyles

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Self-Portrait

• Many artists have found it an essential part of
  their self-expression and self-discovery to
  create a representation of themselves
• The self-portrait communicates something about
  themselves it has a purpose
• Some communicate directly

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Frieda Kahlos Family Tree
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Symbolism

• Others use symbols to communicate beliefs and
  identity

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Goya A Drowning Dog
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Senzeni Marasela Self Portrait
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Commentary

• Self portraits can reflect where the artist is in
  his/her life
• Self portraits can be used as social and
  political commentary

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Rembrandt 1630 vs. 1658
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Self-Portrait A Man Who Admires Thai Art
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Outward sign of inward reality

• Some artists use self-portraits to show that the
  outside can manifest the inside

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Nan Goldin Self Portrait
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Pablo Neruda

• As for me, I am or I create to be hard of nose,
• minimum of eyes, flood of abdomen,
• wide of soles, yellow of complexion,
• generous of loves, impossible of calculations,
• concluso of words, slow to walk,
• fan to stars, sand traveller,
• Chilean to perpetuity, friend of my friends,
• dumb of enemies, badly educated in house,
• discreet between the animals, dark in the
  libraries,
• slowest of answers, witty years later,
• vulgar throughout the year, amiable of women,
• poet by curse and idiot of capirote.
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• Por mi parte, soy o creo ser duro de nariz,
• mínimo de ojos, creciente de abdomen,
• ancho de suelas, amarillo de tez,
• generoso de amores, imposible de cálculos,
• concluso de palabras, lento de andar,
• aficionado a las estrellas, caminante de arenas,
• chileno a perpetuidad, amigo de mis amigos,
• mudo de enemigos, mal educado en casa,
• discreto entre los animales, oscuro en las
  bibliotecas,
• lentísimo de contestaciones, ocurrente años
  después,
• vulgar durante todo el año, amable de mujeres,
• poeta por maldición y tonto de capirote.

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Project Objectives

• Create a portrayal of yourself from the lens of
  your faith, your values, and your lifestyle.
• It can be one piece, it can be three
• The process is important - you must include a
  brief summary of the piece
• 5Ws especially WHY
• Prefer visual art, but we can chat about other
  forms of artistic expression
• Due Tues, Feb. 20th (50 points 15 points)

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It may be painted
Uses words with images
Uses symbolism
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It can be sculpted
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It can reflect your skills and talents
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Minimally it requires manipulation
Cannot simply be an object
Cannot simply be a photo of yourself
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Assessment

• Lets look rubric together

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Guided Process

• Begin with the surveys you took and created what
  images come to mind?
• Revisit Journal entry 1
• What does a personal and intentional
  relationship with the Sacred look like in your
  life?
• What does liminality look like in your life?
• Revisit your text homework how are the concepts
  you agree/disagree with in dialogue with your
  definitions of faith, values and lifestyle?

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Case Study Time Logs

• The way that we spend our time says something
  about us
• Look at your time logs
• What does the way that you spend your time tell
  you about your faith about your values about
  your lifestyle
• What image might capture this?