February 27, 2008

Jennifer's identity project really hit home to me. I also have a huge insecurity about my weight. I try diets and work out often, but my Italian genetics are not allowing me to lose weight. I always beg my parents for surgery but even if they said yes I do not have the courage to go "under the knife". Also senior year of high school I did a research paper on Barbie and how she has affected culture in a negative way. Don't get me wrong, when I was little I had every Barbie Doll, outfit, house, car, accessory; but as I grew older I realized that it is almost impossible to look like Barbie. (Actually, in my research I found out that Barbie's proportions, if you humanized them, are actually very out of proportion on a regular human being). Weight and looks effects everyone at one point in their life. I really could connect to Jennifer's identity.

February 25, 2008

In todays class people presented their identity projects. I found it fascinating how people described their identities. No project was a like or similar. All were completely different. I really enjoyed Rachel's, with the horses and the eyes. I found the branches going through the pictures neat. I also enjoyed Sara's. I thought it was a sad but interesting way to portray her abiding image. I wish mine was as creative.

February 20, 2008

In today's class we watched a video and brainstormed ideas for our projects. After hearing my group members and classmates ideas I felt like my original idea was not creative enough. I decided I needed a change. I spent a large amount of the afternoon wondering about my identity and i tried to think about something that crosses my mind daily--there I had it--HOME. I am far away from home, somewhere I grew up all my life, somewhere where I had an identity and it was familiar to me. I am going to do a video of pictures from my home town of places that I go.

February 18, 2008

In today's class we had an artist come visit us and show us slides of her own personal work and work which inspires her. For most of the time I could not help but ponder about what inspires me. I still am clueless on what I want to do for project 1. I feel if I just start and stop hesitating then I may begin to come up with ideas. Our speaker discussed how you have to enjoy what you do or else you will not be inspired. Right now I am trying to find or figure out something which inspires me. It is hard for me to think about my identity because i see myself as a normal girl going to college. I know there is more. The speaker sort of assured me I could do this.

February 13, 2008

          In today's class we watched a short film by Tony Ousler. The piece of creepy, yet I really enjoyed it. His film was not that well crafted; however, the thought put into was intelligent. He made me think that I could be able to do this identity project, the one I have been ignoring for weeks. Your identity is hard to define and to define it in a piece of artwork seems impossible to me. I'm really having a struggle with this. I've lived an ordinary life and I feel like nothing dramatic has happened to me, or anything worth putting into artwork. I've come across ideas, about my dream to play soccer in college, which was crushed because I had mono my senior year. My grandfather's recent surgery. My phobia of needles. How I laugh too much sometimes. I don't know. I guess I need to stop writing and think some more!

February 6, 2008

For todays class we visited the Mint Museum of Craft and Design. It was my first visit. I really enjoyed all of the art pieces; however, my eye caught on to all of the pieces that were crafted for jewelry. I take a very large interest in jewelry making, especially the very creative jewelry, and have decided that I want to take a jewelry making class next year. My favorite piece was the the Bridezilla dress. I found it hilarious, yet beautiful. The phrases we funny and the material was nice. It made me think about the Bridezilla television show that I watch with my mother. 

February 4, 2008

In todays class we looked at several pieces of artwork and discussed identity. It made me think about who my identity is. This also helped in a way because in english class we are writing a paper about cultural identity. The artwork by Ruben Ortiz Torres is very similar to what I have to write about. My father and his family are from Italy and follow several italian traditions. In the picture of Torres showing his Mexican side and his Native American sides made me think about my different nationalities and their traditions. I felt more connected to his piece internally (the struggles) then externally (the actual appearance). I found Janine Antoni's "Lick and Lather" piece interesting. I could connect to her in a way, where I don't always feel so connected into my skin.