1. Identity

2. What is identity?
Identity consist of the characteristics that makes each individual human being unique

3. What is an Identity? What makes someone unique?

4. Identity
Identity consist of:
Personality
Talents
Culture

5. What do you think are different personality traits?

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

7. What is a talent?
A talent is a given gift or skill that a person is good at

8. Talents Skills an individual has are… Basketball Running Gymnastics
Photography

9. What is culture? Beliefs and behaviors of a certain age group, ethnicity, and social group Examples…? Buddhism, gothic, Asian, etc

10. Culture

11. Identity Worksheet Be honest This is for YOU
Will be used as a reference for your Identity Box project
Keep this for yourself

12. Identity
Identity consist of the characteristics that makes each individual human being unique

13. Identity
Identity consist of:
Personality
Talents
Culture

14. Essential Questions
How do artists convey their personal identity through art?
Colors
Media
Subject Matter
Composition
Symbolism

15. Frida Kahlo Diego and I

16. The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies
Identity Boxes
The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies

17. Identity Box Artists
Lucas Samaras
Joseph Cornell

18. 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

19. Lucas Samaras

20. Lucas Samaras

21. Lucas Samaras

22. Lucas Samaras

23. 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

24. Joseph Cornell

25. Joseph Cornell

26. Joseph Cornell

27. Joseph Cornell

28. Joseph Cornell

29. Mind Mapping

30. 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.

31. Mind Mapping

32. Mind Mapping

33. 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

34. The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies
Identity Boxes
The Most Incredible Thing You Will Ever Make, Besides Cookies

35. Lucas Samaras

36. Joseph Cornell

37. Joseph Cornell

38. 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.

39. Lucas Samaras
Interior
Exterior

40. 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!!!!