Student 2

(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 is a box. The box as a whole is square, so I see myself as pratical. I put triangles on the top because I believe that I am a very strong person. The colors are used from the Yoruba color spectrum. I used the DuDu colors because I believe that I am down to earth.

Inside my box are all kinds of things that describe me. I have spirals because I believe that I am always changing I feel that I will be changing until the day that I die. I believe that change is an important aspect of life, so it is definitely important to me. I have a circle of people in my box because I am very family oriented. My family is one of the most important things in my life, and it represents a wholenesss in my life. I have a picture of a child because I am a patient person, and I love to deal with children. I have some sandpaper in my box because I am a little sarcasticat times. Lastly I cut holes in my box to represent that I think I come across as what I really am. I do not put on a show just to try to fit into the crowd.

(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.

I used the Psychological theories because I believe that the traits inside of you is what you really are, regardless of what you show poeple.

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

They agree in the same way that you can kind of find yourself in those areas. There should be at least one trait that you can identify with.

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

I do not believe that they do conflict beacause a person is a person, and I believe that he or she might not identify with the resorces which is fine. Therefore, a person can not be in total contrast just not able to identify.

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

My ideas chose a particular position to convey because I want everyone to know exactly who Jamie Washburn is.

(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?

My reaction is one of respect because the provided clear answer was that eveybody is different and there is no one person exactly the same.

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