Discussion Board: Final Project Blueprint
Taking inspiration from the portraits we’ve learned about over the course of the semester, you'll be creating your own self-portrait for your final project in this class. For this week's Discussion Board, you’ll be sharing your first draft of your Final Project self-portrait with the class.
As a reminder, the Assignment description for the Final Project is as follows:
For your final project, you’ll be taking inspiration from the portraits we’ve learned about over the course of the semester and creating your own self-portrait.
On the final day of class, you will post your final self-portrait to a Discussion Board (no replies required) so that your work is visible to everyone in the class and so everyone in the class can see your self-portrait.
Please choose ONE of the following options:
1) Create
Create a self-portrait. Consider the self-portraits that we have learned about so far and, taking inspiration from the mediums, visual techniques & symbols used, compose your own self-portrait in a medium of your choice.
Directions - Create
- Select your preferred medium and create a self-portrait.
- This medium can include painting, writing, sculpture, photography, etc.
- Pair your self-portrait with an artist’s statement.
- In at least 500 words, explain how your work of art is a self-portrait.
- What was your experience working with this medium? Was it challenging or easy to work with? Have you used this medium before?
- What message is your piece sending? How does the medium influence this?
- Highlight at least 3 symbols & 3 visual elements/design principles that you included in your work to communicate your specific message.
- In at least 500 words, explain how your work of art is a self-portrait.
OR . . .
3) Research
Put together a DETAILED 10-slide-long slideshow highlighting at least four creatives who work with portraiture or self-portraiture. Then, highlight at least one work by each creative working with portraiture/self-portraiture. Be sure to select creatives or works that you relate to or are interested in (this is important so that your statement can bring things back to you--making your research a form of self-portraiture). These artists must be creatives we did not learn about in class.
Directions - Research
- Select at least four creatives who work with portraiture or self-portraiture and at least one work by each creative. (Be sure to select creatives or works that you relate to or are interested in)
- Create a 10-slide long presentation on PowerPoint or Google Slides that showcases your research. Use our weekly lectures as a reference for this:
- Title slide
- Bio: for each creative, include a page with a bio and a photo of the creative
- Works: for each work of portraiture/self-portraiture, include a photo, the title, the year & a description of the work.
- In your slide show, address the following:
- Which symbols, visual elements & design principles can you identify in each work?
- How is this a portrait or a self-portrait
- Does the work have an intended message? How does it influence our reception as viewers?
- On your last slide, include an artist statement of at least 500 words explaining how your research topic is a self-portrait and how it relates to you.
For This Week's Discussion Board: Final Project Blueprint Please Complete Steps 1 & 2:
Post a "reply" to this prompt by clicking the Reply button at the bottom of the page. Your initial post is due by Friday before 11:59 pm. In your post, please answer these questions about yourself in at least 350 words:
Step 1 - Post your initial response (6 points):Please share with the class. . .
1. Write a description of your project:- Which of the two options for your final project did you choose and why?
- Which work(s) that we looked at in our class lectures inspired your self-portrait?
- How will you be connecting your final project to yourself?
- On your last slide, include an artist statement of at least 500 words explaining how your research topic is a self-portrait and how it relates to you.