Hello!
Pleasegetoutasheetoflined
paperandapenorpencil.
Youaregoingtodoawriting
assignmenttoday.
Who are You?
Duringthisunityouwill…
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gainanunderstandingofhowtoexpressidentitythroughvisualimagery.
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gainanunderstandingofhowoutsideinfluencesformapersonalidentity.
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developasetofcriteriainwhichyourartworkwillbejudged.
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critiqueandanalyzeself-portraitscreatedbyprofessionalartist,Frida
Kahlo.
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useavarietyofartmediatoplan,design,andcreateaself-portrait.
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critiqueandanalyzeyourself-portraitsandthoseofyourpeers.
•
writeanartiststatementaboutyourfinishedartworkandyourartistic
process.
Identity:
• Usingcompletesentencesanswerthefollowing
question:
• Whatisidentity?
• “Whosomeoneis: thenameofaperson”
• “Thequalities,beliefs,etc.,thatmakeaparticular
personorgroupdifferentfromothers.”
• Doesyourdefinitiondifferorisitthesame?In
whatways?
• Howdoesyourrelationshipwithfriendsand
familyaffectyouridentity?
• Whatvaluesdoyouthinkyouhavethatimpact
youridentity?Howso?
• Howdoartistsportraytheiridentity?
• Hasyouridentitychangedorevolvedovertime?
Inwhatways?
Homework:
• Writeaparagraph(5-6sentences)answering
thequestion:
• Whoareyouandwhatdoyoustandfor?
Welcome!
Pleaseplaceyourhomeworkintheturn
inbox(makesureyournameisonit.)
Getoutyoursketchbookandapenor
pencil.
Wearegoingtotakesomenotestoday.
Frida Kahlo
• 1907-1954
• MexicoCity
• Mostrecognizedforher
self-portraits
• Praisedfordepicting
Mexico’sindigenous
traditionsandfeminist
themes.
• Kahlohadaroughlife…
• Polioatage6- leftonelegsmallerandweakerthanthe
other.
• Busaccidentatage18- multiplebonefractures,
dislocations,crushedfoot,impaledbyanironhandrail
inherabdomen.
• Thebusaccidentleftherisolatedandrecoveringfor3
months.
• Herinjuriesfromthatdaycontinuedtogiveher
extremepainfortherestofherlife.
• Priortotheaccident,Kahlo’s
interestswereinmedicine.
• Becauseofherlongrecovery
timeshetookuppainting.
"IpaintmyselfbecauseIamso
oftenaloneandbecauseIam
thesubjectIknowbest."
SelfPortraitinaVelvetDress
1926
DevelopmentofStyleandInfluences
• Self-portraitswereher
primaryfocus.
• Becauseofthebus
accident,itwasimpossible
forhertohaveherown
children.Manyofher
worksdepictreproductive
failure.
HenryFordHospital
1932
• Influencedbyfellow
artistand(off-andonhusband)Diego
Rivera.
• Influencedby
indigenous,Mexican
culture:bright
colors,symbolism,
primitivestyle.
SelfPortrait
1940
• Bisexual(had
numerousaffairswith
menandwomen
duringhermarriage)
Self-PortraitontheBorderlineBetweenMexico
andtheUnitedStates
1932
• ActiveCommunist
• CelebratedintheUS
andtreatedasa
celebrity
DownfallandDeath
• Kahlocontinuedtohavehealthproblems.
• Right,lowerlegwasamputated(gangrene)
• Bronchopneumonia,anxietyattacks,anda
pulmonaryembolism.
• “Ihopetheexitisjoyful — andIhopeneverto
return.”
FridaKahlodidnotinitially
planonbecomingonartist,
butwhatelementsand/or
principlesisshe
demonstrating?
SelfPortraitwithBonito
1941
LittleDeer
1946
InterpretwhatyoubelieveFridaKahlowastryingtosay
withthisartwork.
Breakdownthisartwork.
WhatisFridaKahlo
depicting?
FridaKahlo,TreeofHope,RemainStrong
1946
Somepeopledo
notlikeFrida
Kahlo’swork
becausetheyclaim
itistoographic.
Whatareyourfirst
impressions?
Doyoulikeor
dislikeherstyle?
Doyouthinkitis
toographictobe
enjoyed?
TheTwoFridas
1939
FridaKahlowasincredibly
influentialinMexicoandthe
UnitedStatesandherartwork
isstillvaluedtothisday.
Whydoyouthinkthat
mightbe?
LoveLetterfromFridaKahlotoDiegoRivera
1939
Objective:
• Usingoneormoreartmediaofyourchoice,youwill
createaself-portrait.
• Yourportraitmayberealistic,abstract,ornonobjective.
• YouwilldevelopyourownsetofcriteriathatIwilluse
togradeyourfinalartwork.
• Youwillwriteanartiststatementtoaccompanyyour
self-portrait.
Typesof
Self-Portraits
Realistic
Abstract
Non-Objective
Criteria:HomeworkforMONDAY
• Forthisprojectyouwillberequiredtodevelop
yourownsetofcriteria.Forthepasttwoyears,I
havegradedyourartworkbasedonasetof
criteriathatIhavedeveloped,nowitisyourturn.
Yourfinalgradewillbebasedon5criteria,4of
whichyouwillchooseorcreate.
• Answerthequestionsforhomework.Iwillcollect
theseonMonday.
Hello!
Getoutyoursketchbookapencil.
Review:
• TellmesomethingyoulearnedaboutFrida
Kahlo?
• Today:Create3preliminarysketchesof
potentialself-portraits.(Thisishomeworkif
youdonotfinishinclass).