just kidding!

scratch my last idea for this second project. instead i'll be creating myself as a life-size paper doll, with outfits that are significant to me such as my salisbury cheerleading uniform, my lifeguard uniform, my tcnj hoodie, and maybe one of my prom dresses. i like this idea way better because it's more unique and more about me externally than internally, which is different than most others in the class.

illustrator project #1

Project 2 Idea

For my self portrait project I plan on keeping the composition as random as possible. I want it to look like a page from a notebook covered with doodles, with random objects and polaroids all over like a cluttered desk. This is significant to me because my life right now is all over the place and confused, but at the same time whimsical and fun. I plan on making it look like one big picture but just separating it into three to make it a triptych. I’d like to do several simple photo manipulations to different pictures of me and space them all over the final project. I took pictures over break for this project of me, my best friend, my neice and her mom. Those girls are the light of my life and without them I'd be nothing, they're a part of me and that's why I'm including them in my self-portrait. I might add a few pictures of me with other people and make it like a scrap book but we'll see how it goes... I don't like to plan out my projects fully ahead of time because then it will turn out differently than I expected and I won't be happy with it.

artist comparison

Frida Khalo's work shows her as regal and strong. She often portrays herself in nature, with strong features and upright posture. Her work celebrates her as a person, and represents her perseverance through struggles in her life. Her work shows her position as a strong female artist, and conveys a message of feminine strength and importance. To be honest I feel like her work makes her seem conceited. It just seems to me like the self portraits she created are a false interpretation of strength, almost as a cover-up for how she felt underneath.
Cindy Sherman definitely makes a strong feminine statement through her work. She points out female sexuality and strength, but also vulnerability. Her work is reminiscent of the 70's and 80's and it recalls a time where women, despite their right to vote and emergence in the workplace, were still not as recognized as they should have been. This helps remind us that women are still being undermined today.
Xiuwen shows females as frail and vulnerable. Her fascination with pregnancy is shown in many of her works, and it provides an interesting contradiction to the frailty of women. Reproduction is probably the most crucial aspect of life, and pointing out female pregnancy makes women seem more important and vital. This juxtaposition of strength and vulnerability to me is the most true portrayal of women as a whole, and that as well as the style of her photos made her my favorite artist of the three.