Assignment
Use the attached Picture for the project only take this project
The portrait has long served as a means of constructing, reinforcing and promoting identity. The self-portrait, a sub-set of portraiture, is an intimate narrative that provides an opportunity to consider your personal and cultural identity. "I am because my little dog knows me," said American writer and expatriate, Gertrude Stein. Stein then goes on to say that constructing identity is not quite so easy. Self-identity can be explored through text and image. We can use the self-portrait to reveal or to obscure. It is a visual narrative, fact or fiction, created by the artist.
The Assignment:
You are asked to create a self-portrait that is either a close up of your own face or a portrait bust (an image representing a person's head, neck, shoulders and upper chest, and perhaps the upper arms.). You may not use the full figure for this assignment. Your portrait is to cover most of the picture plane. First, look at the work by artists in the links below. Part of this assignment is exposure to work by professional artists. This will help you develop more sophisticated observational skills. Notice what techniques an artist uses. Observe the composition and placement of the figure. Some of the examples are full figure so concentrate on the portrait bust portion. You are not being asked to copy a technique, but to observe and apply your new point of view. See the Project Written Component for criteria for documenting this portion of the assignment.
Photography and Digital Manipulation
• You may choose to set up a tripod and take a photograph of yourself. If you choose this technique, you are required to develop the film yourself or to use a digital camera and create the self-portrait on your computer using Digital Manipulation. In other words, just a selfie will not do. You have to manipulate the file to alter its look, edges, contrast, color, chroma, intensity, merge several images, etc. You can manipulate your digital file in Photoshop or other software programs as long as you save your final product as a .jpg per the below requirements. Creating a self-portrait on your computer entails working with one or more digital images an it involves enough changes so that it represents your work and not just a random digital pic. Remember the same constraints apply for photographs; the self-portrait must be a close up or a portrait bust. Composition will be heavily considered.
• Consider the design of the photograph--From How Things Are Arranged (Inspired by The Center for Creative Photography)
o Angle: From what vantage point should the photograph taken? Imagine the photograph taken from a higher or lower angle or view. How does the angle affect the photograph?
o Framing: Decide on the edges of the view . What do you want included? What does the framing draw your attention to in the photograph?
o Dominance: Where do you want to draw the viewer's attention? Do you want other centers of interest? How can you create them using value, light, lines, color, balance, etc.? How will these focal points help move the viewer's eye throughout the photograph?
o Contrast: Do you want strong visual contrasts--lights and darks, textures, solids and voids, etc.?
o Lighting: consider the impact of light in a photograph.
o Repetition: Repetition of visual elements can create unity--a sense of order or wholeness that holds the work together visually. What elements do you want to repeat? How can they contribute to a sense of unity?
o Variety: Variety often creates interest. What can you do to assure a variety of visual elements such as values, shapes, textures, etc.?
o Balance: Is the visual weight on one side of the photograph about the same as the other? (Symmetrical balance) If not, how is asymmetrical balance achieved?
o Feelings/Mood: What the photograph communicates: What meaning do you want to communicate? How can you use the above elements and principles to convey your meaning? What words would you use to describe it?
Formal Analysis
Think about how you are using unity, variety, balance, emphasis, subordination, rhythm, and all of the other principles and elements ofart.Apply these ideas in a visual language.
Size of original and size of .jpg:
1. Original - maximum size 9" x 12"
2. Original - minimum size 5" x 7"
3. Use a jpg format over 1MB to upload in the Assignment site. Ideally over 300 dpi.
Possible materials and equipment
• Mirror, camera, scanner, acetate, computer,
• Support: Paper, digital file, fabric, wood, etc
• Pencils, markers, pen and ink, paint, collage materials
• Accessories for the set up: clothing, furniture, plants
Project Written Component
In addition to the studio project, submit a one-page (double-spaced) file with a reflection on how the work you looked at might have influenced, your experience about the creative process (the preparing and making) and an evaluation of the outcome of your submitted work. Identify and discuss your materials and process. Does your work have a title? If so, identify the title. Which artists influenced your work? There may not be a direct influence, but you need to address who you looked at and how that might have influenced you. If you are doing photography, it is expected that you will look at photographers and if you are painting or drawing look at those examples more closely. Was it the artists' form or content that captured your interest? What were difficulties you faced in deciding on the image you wanted to portray and what were problems bringing this to fruition? What changes might you make in the process or finished project?
Submitting the work: Attach both the image (jpg) and the written file (Remember, no .wps files.) at the same time. Make sure both files are uploaded.
• Written Component: MS Word
Resources for viewing portraits and self-portraits:
1. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
2. Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson
3. David Hockney Works Remember to focus on the portrait bust aspect of his paintings, since he has many through the decades.
4. The Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery
5. Lucian Freud Newspaper review of Paris Exhibition.
Attachment:- Self-Portrait-Project.rar