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Bridget After completing the "Realistic Self-Portrait" in class, what other ways would you like to express who "you" are?

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Bridget After completing the "Realistic Self-Portrait" in class, what other ways would you like to express who "you" are?

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I would probably like to incorporate a hobby or maybe one of my cats into my portrait.

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Bridget "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Bridget "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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I found it very clever how Glenn Ignon asked his friends how they would describe him if he went missing, and to point out key details of his physical features. He then took the descriptions of himself and compared it to slave posters. He did this as a reminder that racism is still very present in todays society.

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Bridget  What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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Bridget  What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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In this video they talk about how no two artists depict a person in the same way. Every artist uses different techniques to capture the emotions of a person through art. Portraits can tell you a lot about a person and their hobbies and emotions in that moment in time

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i thought the whole video on how artists explore identity was super interesting and thought provoking. i thought it was interesting how many people convey themselves different at different points in their life, and i think subconsciously i do that too

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i think you can express who you are in your drawings with lighting, expression, and the medium youre using

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I think I could make my
self portrait, myself I could do something withe background or my hair. Because as hair is an important part of people's identity in real life I think it would have the same amount of importance in a painting.

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Dorcas"Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?

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Dorcas"Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?

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I feel as though portaits are used as creative outlets that show and conveys expression. The position or state of an eye can change the expression read by the viewer.

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After completing the realistic self portrait I would like to try out  surrealism as a way to express myself sort of in a way that Frida did. Her art was really liberating and expressionate and I would like to create a work of art that means something important like that to me.

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Similar to what others have said, I could really show who I am by drawing myself with a certain expression on my face. I could also use the background to show what I'm like in various different ways. There's so many potential ways you can depict yourself and who you are in your portrait, which is something I need to think about more.

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I think one way I could express myself would be to make a portrait and put things that tell about who I am either in the background or in the outline of my face. I think it would be really interesting to make an outline of myself and then fill the inside with things that related to my personality.

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Charlotte: What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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Charlotte: What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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I found it interesting how everyone who was interviewed in the video defined what a portrait was in different ways. A portrait at its core is a painting of a person, but portraits also effectively convey such strong messages about the subject. Portraits are so much more complicated in definition and have so much more meaning than I originally thought, which was interesting for me.

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Fiona:  What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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Fiona:  What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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I thought it was interesting to see that people all have a similar base understanding of what a portrait is, but when they start talking about it more, it turns out they all have very different and detailed opinions. I liked how they talked about how portraits are meant to sum up the person, and I think it's really interesting how you can look back at very old portraits and get a sense for who the person was just by looking at their painting.

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in the video "What is a portrait?" I found it interesting how the definition and personal meaning of a portrait are different for everyone. Some view it as an actual snapshot of a person in a set time or place but others see it as a way to show what humanity is through art and what exactly it means to be human through art. It was really fascinating how a portrait can feel so different to other people and that makes portraits even more deep and personal due to the intentions the artist had with painting them.

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After watching the videos, I think one could really express oneself by using shadows and emotions, in addition with small things like scars, freckles, etc. to show the existence of trauma, or being out in the sun. The same goes for tears and wrinkles to express emotion in the face. You could also deepen the shadows to give a more serious effect. Always when drawing you have to think about the perspective of the audience and what they believe. Some believe that a drawing is a snapshot of what we are seeing, some believe it is a physical presence of our imagination. It also depends on the experiences you have as a person, on how you perceive artwork. Take Frida Kahlo for example, her self portraits changed based on her life experiences and how she viewed herself differently every-time. She was able to express her feelings of happiness, sadness, and those in between while drawing the same subject.

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after watching the videos, i realized that I have never thought about how portraits can illustrate a certain time in your life, and are more than just a face, but what your identity in that period of your life is. i think it's very interesting comparing the portraits done by artists at different points in their life, because you really get an inside scoop almost. things like expressions, lighting, and the medium all make a difference in how a portrait is perceived

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Charlotte: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Charlotte: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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I was very intrigued by Freida Kahlo in particular, since she was really able to create strong messages through her portraits. I found the portrait of her in a suit with short hair to have a very powerful and independent message. She was effectively able to project her independence and her freedom from her marriage through a portrait. I find her amazing for not only her portraits, but also how she seemed like such a strong woman.

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In the video "How artists explore identity" it intrigued me how Frida Kahlo painted herself not as how she truly looked but what she saw when she looked at herself. She painted her heartbreak and sort of independence she gained with her divorce with Diego by painting her hair all chopped up and her wearing a suit instead of her usual traditional Mexican dresses, which were all things Diego liked about her. It sort of drew a message of "I'm not what he wants me to be, Im who I want to be."

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Fiona: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Fiona: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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I thought that this video was really interesting. I especially liked learning about Frida Kahlo and how she would change what and how she painted based on where she was in her life. I also love how she would paint herself the way she wanted and not how other people thought she should look. I think painting how you see yourself in a certain moment is a great way to document your life for yourself and the people that come after you. Now we can look back at her work and it kind of makes a timeline of her life. I also thought the general message about how art is all about perception was really intriguing.

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Dorcas  "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Dorcas  "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Changing the expression, surrounding, and interactions with those surrounding can make the viewer connect with the picture. When Frida Khalo painted herself with her chopped hair in her hand is shows a new found independence. She easily could have done the self portrait without the scissors and her hair in her hands but she did to show the viewer that this was a new her.

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After looking at the videos and completing the reflections, it made me think of some ways I could express myself through a portrait. I thought that my facial expression the objects, setting of my background or even they way I draw could reflect who I am as a person in the portrait I draw.

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Piper: "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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Piper: "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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I never really cared for portraits or payed much attention to them. But after watching this video it made me realized that a portrait isn't only about a persons face or what they look like but it can reflect something more about who they where and I thought that was very interesting and intriguing. It makes me want to look more closely at them.

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A way that I could express who I am in the self portrait would be in the background. I have done this on other self portraits before, where the portrait itself is realistic but the background speaks about the artist themself. Depending on weather it's colorful or monochrome, meticulously designed or somewhat chaotic. I think the background can say a lot about the artist.

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Piper: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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Piper: "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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This video was very intriguing and it really showed me how much of a persons identity can be in the art they draw. Also I found it fascinating that a persons life or experiences can be reflected in the art they show and it's not only about the art they paint but who they are. If you truly want to understand a piece of art you have to understand the artist.

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Arianna "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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Arianna "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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This video was interesting because a bunch of different people responded to the question: "what is a portrait?" and they all had the same 'generic answer' but then a different in depth answer afterwords. The portrait is a picture of a person, but you can tell a lot about the person by the portrait they made. Their identity is the in the portrait in more ways than one.

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Arianna "How artists explore identity | modern art and ideas" 

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Arianna "How artists explore identity | modern art and ideas" 

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This video intrigued me because it made me think about all the ways people represent themselves in their artwork. The first woman especially, where she painted portraits based on what was happening in her life. When she was married and then a different kind of portrait when she was divorced.

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What intrigued you about the video, "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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What intrigued you about the video, "How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas"

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How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas

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 What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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 What did you find interesting about the video, "Scottish National Portrait Gallery | What is a Portrait?"

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After completing the "Realistic Self-Portrait" in class, what other ways would you like to express who "you" are?

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After completing the "Realistic Self-Portrait" in class, what other ways would you like to express who "you" are?