Unit 1: Identity
Artist: Chuck Close
Self-Portraiture: Rapunzel
Artist: William Wegman
Artful Personifications: Mixed Media
Unit 1: Identity Reflection
Unit one’s lessons were centered on identity. Prior to picking our Disney characters for the self-portraiture, we had to research their character traits of a protagonist and antagonist character. I chose to do Rapunzel. All her traits seemed to reflect mine as well. Rapunzel portrays to be innocent, creative, confident, sweet, kind and shy. All of these character traits resemble who I am perfectly. Along with picking the character Rapunzel, Rapunzel the movie is my favorite movie. For my mixed media piece, I chose the three little pigs. For the pigs, I chose pig masks and human construction workers for their bodies. This fable is centered around the pigs building their houses, so I thought construction workers would best represent their identity. For the wolf, I chose a wolf mask and a prison uniform for the body. I chose this because base off of the wolf's actions throughout, the prison uniform seemed appropriate and resembles the word 'trouble.'
I think both of these lessons would be great in the classroom. I think that both of them would bring out the personality in the child and therefore, get to know them better. Also, these would be enjoyable for the students. In the article, “ Ten Lessons the Arts Teach” by Elliot Eisner states, “The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world” (Eisner p. 3). It gives them the chance to create different sorts of artwork within the general education classroom and leave it to their imagination to speak to the class with their finished product. The article with the ten lessons incorporated would be a great article to have handy in the classroom.
Reference:
Eisner, E. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
I think both of these lessons would be great in the classroom. I think that both of them would bring out the personality in the child and therefore, get to know them better. Also, these would be enjoyable for the students. In the article, “ Ten Lessons the Arts Teach” by Elliot Eisner states, “The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world” (Eisner p. 3). It gives them the chance to create different sorts of artwork within the general education classroom and leave it to their imagination to speak to the class with their finished product. The article with the ten lessons incorporated would be a great article to have handy in the classroom.
Reference:
Eisner, E. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.