Project #2 continued...

Okay time for a new idea. I think it would be interesting to crop different parts of my body, to be more detailed, my face and create this piece that is visually interesting. To create a work that makes a viewer think about it. Almost as if it is abstract. I need to now go back and take more photos of my face, with different expressions in different lighting to make the piece more interesting. Since this project is a triptych project, I was thinking along the lines of creating three different pieces. Each piece will be similar, but hopefully they will give off different moods, since I have many different personalities.

Project #2 (concept)

For the self portrait project I tried to take three different project, but in a way that they all relate. I have many different personalities, but the are all very complicated to capture through a picture. For the first picture I decided to wear my hair curly and have a surprised, excited look on my face. I usually wear sweatpants or dresses; I hate jeans so in each of my photos I wore different outfits to show my personality through the clothing. The first photo I am wearing mostly black and sweatpants. In the second photo I decided to wear a dress. I love to dance, so I wore an attire to try to capture that mood. In the second photo I straightened my hair and wore make up as if I was going out. My third photo was taken while I was shopping. I love to shop so it makes that much more sense for my self-portrait. The hat adds to show the outgoing personality that I usually have. Overall, I am not exactly sure of how all three photos are going to look placed next to each other for a triptych effect. But I hope after learning more about the assignment it will be easier to understand for next time.

Project#1 Illustrator

Photoshop Project #1 Final

Cindy Sherman,Cui Xiuwen, Frida Kahlo

Cindy Sherman was discussed previously throughout the class, although when compared to the other two artists her works seem to not be so stand-out-ish. Like the other artists, she is the subject for majority of her works. Sherman works in series. Sherman does not consider her work feminist, many of her works are playing off of stereotypes of women. Many critics seem to be either disturbing or funny. Its almost as if Sherman is not trying to capture herself in the photos, but she dresses in certain ways so that it becomes more anonymous, and just becomes a subject rather than a person.
Frida Kahlo is the most distinct compared to the other artists that we are learning about. When trying to recognize what artist goes with what piece, Kahlo's works are the most ethnic so that the artist is obvious. kahlo is a mexican artist. She uses vibrant colors which is influenced by the Mexican culture. She was very influenced by Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. I found it really interesting that Kahlo was self taught. Majority of her works are paintings, while Sherman's are photographs.Cui Xiuwen is another female artist. She graduated form the Fine Arts Department of the Northeast Normal University in 1990. Her Angel serious is an expression of her experiences as a young single women in contemporary China. Xiuwen also is a painter, although her works seem to give off expressions of being distraught. Overall all three artists are women have create works using themselves as the main subject.