Monday, September 24, 2007
Cory's 2D & 3D self-portraits
They've got layers, man.
In a way we are what we wear, but as we all know there is more to us than meets the eye (just think Shakira's "Underneath Your Clothes," but less sexual?). My clothes do say something about me, but they don't help people really know me. There is much under the surface that may or may not ever be evident to others. The overall look of the final product seems very "me."
My computer is like me in many ways. It looks good and w
orks hard, but sometimes gets bogged down and just needs some time to think. But it usually likes spending time with people, and gets pleasure from enriching the lives of others. Like the 2D design, there is much more to it than meets the eye. As for the letters, it's usually pretty easy for m
e to blend in and just be subtle, and you may take little notice of me at first glass. It's also easy for people to push my buttons! Not really, physical contact is one of my love languages. Ok, is this too personal for the first post? I stopped talking about my project a while ago so I'll stop typing now--ciao.
il mio super sweet pittore
When I first arrived in Florence I was a bit overwhelmed as were many others like me, I felt a little lost. To show my feelings, in this piece I superimposed my name behind the shape of Italy and purposefully cropped many of the letters to make it difficult to read. I repeated my last name to show that I want to experience all of italy, and not simply live out my days here in Europe all in Florence. I used red because it is a color that I associate more with dynamicism, if i were to have used blue I doònt think it would have worked as well since blue is more of a calming color.
Meg's Self Portrait
Meg Summerfield Sheeley
For this first project, I used a photograph of my hand, and specifically the bracelets which i wear every day. The hook bracelet represents my mother's side of the family, from the carribean specifically st. croix. Usually I am wearing others as well that are meaningful to our grandmother and to us grandchildren as we grow up and visit her there. So by using something that represents me and my family I created a new bracelet that spells out my name Meg- The elements of my choices and heritage creating the letters of my name.
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