Richard Valdez
Professor Cacoilo
Self I as Image
18 March, 2019
Identity
To many people identity is just the person that you are. In reality, identity is much
more than that. Identity is who you are, yes, but it is about how you became that
person. And how you are around other people. It is mind blowing how people’s
identity changes depending on who they are around. Your identity is constructed
by the manner of your growing up and who you surround yourself around. For
example, with your parents you can truly be a good kid and be respectful because
that is the way they raised you. But, when you are around your friends, you can be
a troublemaker and have that bad side to you. Identity is constructed on who you
surround yourself around, and your identity will show when you are around certain
people. I believe there is more than one identity in humans. (But obviously not
literally everyone).
more than that. Identity is who you are, yes, but it is about how you became that
person. And how you are around other people. It is mind blowing how people’s
identity changes depending on who they are around. Your identity is constructed
by the manner of your growing up and who you surround yourself around. For
example, with your parents you can truly be a good kid and be respectful because
that is the way they raised you. But, when you are around your friends, you can be
a troublemaker and have that bad side to you. Identity is constructed on who you
surround yourself around, and your identity will show when you are around certain
people. I believe there is more than one identity in humans. (But obviously not
literally everyone).
Looking/gaze, patriarchy, power, race, class, identity and manners is presented in all
of the artworks. The five that stood out the most to me were Muse by Robert Forman,
Grievance by Shannon Linder, Family in the Living Room by Gordon Parks, Family
Totem by Tom Nussbaum, and one last one that was untitled and did not have an artist
name.
of the artworks. The five that stood out the most to me were Muse by Robert Forman,
Grievance by Shannon Linder, Family in the Living Room by Gordon Parks, Family
Totem by Tom Nussbaum, and one last one that was untitled and did not have an artist
name.
Robert Forman - Muse, 2016
This is one of the first one of the first artworks that landed on my eyes. At first glance, I
thought it was a painting. It was very interesting to me when I looked at it because there
seemed to be different people standing behind each other. As you can see in the photo,
there is more than 2 people standing and you can't quite make out which one is the
person standing in front and who is the one standing in behind. The painting was very
odd to me with everyone in the back on the wall too, until I looked close enough to
realize that it was a painting at all, it was yarn. I see this as an example of looking or gaze
and identity. From far away, you can't see that this is made out of yarn. You would expect
it to be paint. But you have to gaze at it intensely to see what it is really made out of.
And it is an example of identity because this is who he was. He discovered his passion
for yarn painting and kept it to himself until he managed to make something out of it.
Yarn painting is what he was good at and he traveled to meet other yarn painters.
thought it was a painting. It was very interesting to me when I looked at it because there
seemed to be different people standing behind each other. As you can see in the photo,
there is more than 2 people standing and you can't quite make out which one is the
person standing in front and who is the one standing in behind. The painting was very
odd to me with everyone in the back on the wall too, until I looked close enough to
realize that it was a painting at all, it was yarn. I see this as an example of looking or gaze
and identity. From far away, you can't see that this is made out of yarn. You would expect
it to be paint. But you have to gaze at it intensely to see what it is really made out of.
And it is an example of identity because this is who he was. He discovered his passion
for yarn painting and kept it to himself until he managed to make something out of it.
Yarn painting is what he was good at and he traveled to meet other yarn painters.
Shannon Linder - Grievance Quilt, 2018
The grievance quilt was one that I enjoyed reading and laughed about. To me it’s funny to
see other people basically living the same life as me and have the same thoughts as me.
This quilt shows identity. This is the person Shannon became. Little irritating things that
get her angry. Not everyone is like that, but some are. Exploding yogurts, bloody noses,
sneezing in hands, drivers who turn too slow, PULP. This is all amazing to see because it
makes me realize that we all do in one way or another live and think the same things. But
she made this into a masterpiece by quilting it onto a blanket.
see other people basically living the same life as me and have the same thoughts as me.
This quilt shows identity. This is the person Shannon became. Little irritating things that
get her angry. Not everyone is like that, but some are. Exploding yogurts, bloody noses,
sneezing in hands, drivers who turn too slow, PULP. This is all amazing to see because it
makes me realize that we all do in one way or another live and think the same things. But
she made this into a masterpiece by quilting it onto a blanket.
Gordon Parks - Family in Living Room, 1950
Gordon Parks was an African American self-taught photographer and was the first to be
staffed in the the magazine “Life”. This one is about race and ethnicity. It was an amazing
achievement for Parks to get this job especially because of the time period that he lived in.
Racism was an occurring issue back then and still is now but he made the best he could out
of his opportunity, With own experiences of working and his inspiration combining, he
managed to capture the extremity of American society. The segregation of race is something
that lies in the history of the United States and who better to work for the magazine than an
African American himself. They made him focus on Malcolm X, Black Panthers, and poverty
and more. This made Parks want to return to his own homeland and photograph his family
in this living where he shows the intimacy and comfort of being in his own hometown.
staffed in the the magazine “Life”. This one is about race and ethnicity. It was an amazing
achievement for Parks to get this job especially because of the time period that he lived in.
Racism was an occurring issue back then and still is now but he made the best he could out
of his opportunity, With own experiences of working and his inspiration combining, he
managed to capture the extremity of American society. The segregation of race is something
that lies in the history of the United States and who better to work for the magazine than an
African American himself. They made him focus on Malcolm X, Black Panthers, and poverty
and more. This made Parks want to return to his own homeland and photograph his family
in this living where he shows the intimacy and comfort of being in his own hometown.
Tom Nussbaum - Family Totem, 2003-04
I believe that this work of art lies on identity and manners. In the picture you can see that
there is a family standing on each other shoulder. I don’t think there is a specific order that
it is meant to be in. From my view it looks like a mom, a father, and then two adult siblings
with the youngest one at the very top. What tom wants to say about this artworks is that they
are all a family and they provide the support that they need for each other. Like I said, I don't
think there is a specific order of who should be on whose shoulders because on any given day
someone else can be at the bottom or on the top. At some moment in time in life, one is going
to need help from another family member and they will provide it. I can say that this true
because of my own experience with my personal family. Support is always there and will
always be provided to the one that needs it. One thing I do notice is the youngest one at the
very top. Not only does this say that he can't really support anyone at the young age that he
is in, but also that he receives the most compared to everyone. Growing up as the youngest
sibling until my younger sister was born, gave me the realization that I received the most
attention, most freedom, most opportunity, and most support than anyone else did just
because of the fact that there were more people to offer it.
there is a family standing on each other shoulder. I don’t think there is a specific order that
it is meant to be in. From my view it looks like a mom, a father, and then two adult siblings
with the youngest one at the very top. What tom wants to say about this artworks is that they
are all a family and they provide the support that they need for each other. Like I said, I don't
think there is a specific order of who should be on whose shoulders because on any given day
someone else can be at the bottom or on the top. At some moment in time in life, one is going
to need help from another family member and they will provide it. I can say that this true
because of my own experience with my personal family. Support is always there and will
always be provided to the one that needs it. One thing I do notice is the youngest one at the
very top. Not only does this say that he can't really support anyone at the young age that he
is in, but also that he receives the most compared to everyone. Growing up as the youngest
sibling until my younger sister was born, gave me the realization that I received the most
attention, most freedom, most opportunity, and most support than anyone else did just
because of the fact that there were more people to offer it.
Untitled
Finally the last piece of art is the anonymous one. This art is made up of four different sets
of pictures. Each of them contain kids in it. The only thing that I noticed about this is that
there was fabribs on the shirts of the kids. Then I read about it and it's about the number of
mixed races in the United States. The fabrics on the shirt is symbolising the ancestries of
where they come from. Many of the children in the United States are from different places
in the world but that doesn’t make us different at all. The only difference could be the
culture. They could do traditional things that most Americans won't, but at the end of the
day, where you are from does not make you different person than someone else. There are
trillions or even more people in the world. Yes, they have a different background, some
different color skin, some with other noticeable differences, but internally and externally,
we are all humans.
of pictures. Each of them contain kids in it. The only thing that I noticed about this is that
there was fabribs on the shirts of the kids. Then I read about it and it's about the number of
mixed races in the United States. The fabrics on the shirt is symbolising the ancestries of
where they come from. Many of the children in the United States are from different places
in the world but that doesn’t make us different at all. The only difference could be the
culture. They could do traditional things that most Americans won't, but at the end of the
day, where you are from does not make you different person than someone else. There are
trillions or even more people in the world. Yes, they have a different background, some
different color skin, some with other noticeable differences, but internally and externally,
we are all humans.
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