Social Identity

I plan to create a space like this, featuring the addition of some plants and water in the foreground and a geometric pentagon pattern in the sky.

 

About the Space:

What type space are you creating and how does it relate to who you are? 

 I would like it to feature the mountains, sky, water, and clouds. I appreciate nature and landscapes. I want to show myself working on a mural, but I don't think the actual mural will be done by the time this is due. I will therefore finish it on photoshop.

What kind of images do you need to collect to create this space? 

I will try to take some photos of nature in my darkroom photography class and integrate them in. 
I am thinking of making myself working on a mural that is currently in progress at various stages 

Where do you need to go to take pictures?
My room 

How does the created environment relate to your characters? 

Will people other than you appear in this image?

Possibly some animals. The mural will feature two elephants when it's done, but I haven't started that part yet. For this project, real elephant photos will be in their place.

What mood are you trying to create? What will the overall tone be (think cinematically)?

Cosmic

 

About the Self:

What defines your identity? 

Human, from earth

Is it your past, your future, your upbringing, your culture, your tastes, your beliefs, your looks? 

All of the above

How can you play with different aspects of your identity? 

Perhaps I will create versions of myself old and young, spiraling into the stars in the background

Think about your internal and external self. How do you present an image that communicates your personality?

I see no boundary of my internal and external self. Individuality is a lie and all of biology is one.

How many versions of you will you include? 

5

Will they be the same scale?

 No

Why?

Because the pentagons represent fractals which are consistent on every scale in nature

How will you take the images you plan to use? 

With my film camera, and then I will scan them in. I also may take some digitally.

Consider time of day, lighting conditions,

environment, costumes, makeup…  (Good planning and spending time photographing will make for an easier process when compositing your images)
Below is a slightly dated photo of the unfinished mural. I will finish it digitally before I finish the real thing. Since it is on a non-rectangular wall, I will use the extra space to create more of a scene.

Spirit animal

What characteristics make up your personality? (energetic, talkative, thoughtful, brave)
Creative

Is there something distinct about your appearance that feels like an important part of who you are? (Hair, eyes, height, skin color)
Hair, glasses

Is there an activity that you love? (travel, building things, singing, climbing)
Travel, painting

Is there a creature that you've felt an affinity to for a long time?
Camels and elephants

What animals could embody the characteristics you listed above?
Elephants and camels

What location(s) would this new creature exist in?
The desert

Image Collection Project

This is a in-class project where we will be collecting images we have sourced online. These images should be found, not created by you. Please take a moment to look at the artist below and think about these questions before you begin your collection.

Is there something you collect (physical or digital)? 
I have collected lots of things over the course of my life. Mostly artifacts from different times or places. I have collected licence plates, flags, Pez dispensers, coins, and more.

How does the digital world affect the way we collect? 
It enables us to buy online from around the world, rather than only from a local store.

 Think about the digital collections you have...for example: I have years worth of photographs, a hard drive full of music I haven't listen to in 5 years, resumes dating back to 2001... 
I have lots of digital photos, music, old essays.

Set up collecting parameters (do a search or two to see if it's plausible): What? (swimming pools in Philadelphia) 
How do people around the world react to the Google Street View car photographing them? 

How many? (example 10… less is more because you will be processing each image you collect) 
15

Where to source (must be online - google maps)? Why? (What does this say about you, society, why is this important?)
Google Street View 

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Who are you?
Louis Claude Pearlman Lafferty.

Fig. 1
Solar System Person
2018

Where are you from?
Originally from Ardmore, but I now live in West Philly.

Do you have a preferred pronoun?
No.

Tell me something about yourself.a
I have been to over 50 countries.

What is your major?
Visual Studies.

What kind of art do you like to make (share an image)?
(See Figs. 1 & 2.)

Fig. 2
Elephant Mural
Kingdom of eSwatini
2017

What apps/programs (phone/computer) do you use most frequently and what for?
Google Chrome, Microsoft Paint, Microsoft Word, Paint.net.

Who is your favorite artist (share a link or photo)?
(See Fig. 3.)

Who is your favorite musician (share a link)?
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What do you hope to get out of this class?
I would like to be able to use a computer to further explore geometric patterns and fractals. 

Can you sit still for an hour?
It depends on how comfortable the chair is.

Fig. 3
Order and Chaos
M. C. Escher

What is your relationship to visual studies?
It's my major.

What is the relationship between computers and visual studies?
I believe computers can be used to quickly represent an idea that would take too long in other media.

What is your experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere?
Not much.

Have you ever created a 3D printed object?
No.

Do you have a computer at home?
Yes.

If so does it have Photoshop and Illustrator?
No.

Mac or PC?
PC.

Write a five line story.

From my roof at quarter past two I saw

The waxing lemon slice moon sink behind a naked old oak tree

No photo could capture her pristine beauty as she turned as red as Mars

Then stretched and warped and turned from red to brown

Then faded away to the lights of the night of the town. 

Post an image.

Google Image Search Game