Jennifer

Jennifer Isaza

Professor Cacolio

May 3, 2019

 Semester Project

                                                            My Self Portrait

For my semester project I decided I wanted to show my growth as an artist over time. To me, myself identity is currently revolved on my achievements because it is something I’ve been working hard on in the last few years. As an artist, you will begin to experiment with different mediums to find one that compliments your skills. My perspective of this project was to picture my view on this project 5 years ago. If I was assigned this project five years ago I would instantly want to do a painting of myself because that is something I used to enjoy. When I think of painting I think about the very beginnings of my journey discovering I wanted to become an art major. I would have sat around with my acrylic paints and paint my self-portrait and add a special touch to make the painting stand out a bit. I would have also added something from the class trips and mention my cultural identity through flowers that their colors all together represent Colombia’s flag. During the museum trips, I have brought with me different perspectives on identities. I learned about professionally identify, cultural identity, and ethnic identity. I have also recognized how important it is to be aware of your identities and be proud of where you are and who you are. Since Graphic Design is a new part of my identity, I decided to create a piece that shows my new abilities. Instead of drawing and painting on top of a canvas, I sketched out the picture of myself in photoshop and began playing with my new tools I have to my advantage. In my digital version of self-portrait, I wanted to incorporate m cultural identity again with the flag colors. I also wanted to add a sign of my gender identity, in which I am proud to be a woman. It is not only to classify my gender, but to represent part of me which is a strong woman.  Since my professional identity overpowers most of my project, I also wanted to display what many artists know as creative cloud to represent the new tools I have in my art career. I am still a work in progress and will continue to grow in all of the aspects of my life.