Identity

What is identity?

Identity consist of the characteristics that makes each individual human

being unique

What is an Identity?

What makes someone unique?

Identity

• Identity consist of: –Personality –Talents–Culture

Personality

•What do you think are different personality traits?

Personality

• Personality consist of:– Favorite color– Honesty– Talkative– I don’t like french fries– Movie fanatic– Loyal– Dreams

• What is a talent?

• A talent is a given gift or skill that a person is good at

Talents

• Skills an individual has are…– Basketball– Running– Gymnastics– Photography

What is culture?

Beliefs and behaviors of a certain age group, ethnicity, and social group

Examples…? Buddhism, gothic, Asian, etc

Culture

Identity Worksheet

• Be honest• This is for YOU• Will be used as a reference for your Identity

Box project• Keep this for yourself

IdentityIdentity consist of the characteristics

that makes each individual human being unique

Identity

• Identity consist of: –Personality –Talents–Culture

Essential Questions

• How do artists convey their personal identity through art?– Colors– Media– Subject Matter– Composition– Symbolism

Frida KahloDiego and I

Identity Boxes

The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies

Identity Box Artists

•Lucas Samaras• Joseph Cornell

Lucas Samaras

• Born in Greece in 1936 and moved to New Jersey

• Graduated with a degree in Art• His work is solely about himself• What do y’all think of an artist who only does

work about himself/herself?• Works with photography, acrylic, and Identity

Boxes

Lucas Samaras

Lucas Samaras

Lucas Samaras

Lucas Samaras

Joseph Cornell

• Born in 1903 in New York• Father was a designer• Self-taught artist• Loner, isolated himself from others• Used found objects in artworks• Found most of his objects at thrift stores• Pioneer of assemblage in 1940s-60s• Assemblage-a sculptural form of art using found

objects that is compiled like a collage

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

Create two main bubbles titled “Exterior” and “Interior”• Exterior- what describes you on the outside. Ex:

Tall, sporty, casual, trendy, happy, loner, etc. – Others?

• Interior- Sad, happy, beliefs, secrets, culture, etc.– Others?

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

• Ask yourself questions, like– Who am I?– What do I like to do?– What do I believe about myself?– What do I believe my peers think about me?– What are my goals?– What are my talents?

• Include color and objects• Work on until end of class

Identity Boxes

The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies

Lucas Samaras

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell

Mind Mapping

Create two main bubbles titled “Exterior” and “Interior”• Exterior- what describes you on the outside. Ex:

Tall, sporty, casual, trendy, happy, loner, etc. – Others?

• Interior- Sad, happy, beliefs, secrets, culture, etc.– Others?

Lucas Samaras

Interior

Exterior

Indentity Box Project

• We will be using shoe boxes, along with magazines, colored paper, and/or found objects (needs to be school appropriate)

• Make assemblage including found objects or create objects

• Create a rough plan on what you will be doing with your Identity Box

• Be able to explain each item and why it represents yourself

• Cover ENTIRE box!!!!