Student 32

(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 in the shape of a big eye. The iris has a labarinth inside of it to show the journey of life the blue color is because I am usually very calm and laid-back The pupil is red because that is my passion and it is well gaurded. The bars on the front show that I am a gaurded peson, I don't let just anybody get to close to me.

(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 labarinth idea from the chartes cathedral because we are all on the journey of life and of the self and I thaught this was a good way to show it. I used the yuraba color theories because I just thaught that it was fun when we made those rings. The rest I just made up.

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

they all agree that everyone is on search for the self. They also agree that it is a difficult journey and there is a reward for those who complete it.

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

they conflict in how the goal of finding the self is reached and how long it takes. some say it is attainable in a lifetime, others believe that it takes many. They also conflict with the reward. whether it is a paradise after death or a common exisence and under-standing with everything.

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

I just chose to convey the fact that I am on a path in search of myself. I didn't convey much more because I think everyone can agree with that.

(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?

there is no right answer of what the self is. If there were, it wouldn't be such a big deal.It just IS.

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