Student 11

(question 5) In your own words, describe your self-portrait and the style of art it represents. Please try to explain your use of line, shape, color and texture and what is conveys to you.

My self portrait represents self expression. I used colors that represent my confidence, passion, energy, and stableness. Red, purple, yellow, and green/black. I used wavy lines to represent my flexability and jagged lines to show energy. Objects were also used to represent me. An eye for insightfulness, an eagle representing leadership, a globe representing an openness, and an anchor repesenting strength.

(question 6)Please explain how you used ideas from the resources on the self we studied. Did you consciously use ideas from or react to any of the following resources in your self-portrait: the psychological theories of self? The Rilke discussion of "faces," "hands," or "costumes"? The Asian views of the self? The examples from art of non-representational self-portraits? Please clearly explain what ideas from these sources you integrated into your self-portrait and why.

Thoughts of all the ideas studied were considered, and you can see the ones I used in my portrait. I believe you can understand what is in my portrait by reading the previous answer. I used these ideas because they best represent me.

(question 7) In what ways do these different disciplinary resources agree with one another on the question of what is the self?

The resources agree with one another because all require you to look deep into one's self. They all agree that the self is not the body, but the soul.

(question 8) In what ways do they conflict with each other on the question of what is the self?

I take the 5th.

(question 9) Does your self-portrait try to reconcile these ideas or did you choose a particular postion to convey? Why?

I used some of Rilke's ideas and ideas that involved psycological representation because I feel that we have much to hide and it takes the peeling off of masks to expose the true self.

(question 11) In our unit on the self, is there a right answer to the question of what the self is? If not, what is your reaction to our inability to provide a clear answer one way or the other on this issue?

The only right answer is the one within. My reaction to your inability? Nobody is perfect, all of us are in a learning process.

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