Art Education Final Statement
One key
aspect this course has taught me is perspective. Art is all about perspective on the world and
how one perceives it. One who looks at a
piece for 5 seconds will have a very different perspective than someone who
views a piece for over an hour.
Transforming and adapting the world also changes perspectives. Before I began my final project, I wanted to
really convey the idea of perspective and how we view the world. The more I began thinking about perspective,
the more I realized I was really bored and started wandering onto
Facebook. This was it! Facebook is still a relatively new invention
but has completely changed our perspective on identity. Our generation spends countless hours
constructing our profile, writing on walls, and adding pictures to convey our
identity in a way to control people’s perspective of ourselves. I decided at this moment to explore Facebook
profiles and the perspective it gives to identity.
While
my roommates thought I was wasting library time looking at Facebook, I was consciously
going through many profiles to determine how people construct their own
identity to alter perspective. One key
feature stood out among all others: the profile picture. A picture speaks 1000 words and a profile
picture is no exception. Before one even
clicks on a profile, they see the profile picture. The average Facebook user understands the
importance of choosing the correct photo to perceive their identity. Therefore, the profile picture had to be a key
aspect of my final project. However, a
Facebook profile gives much more than simply a picture. People write on walls, “like” pretty much
anything they want, state their religious views, let the world know when it’s
their birthday, and my personal favorite: their relationship status. I find it very interesting that so many
people check relationships statuses to determine if their new friend is single
or not. Nonetheless, the Facebook
profile tells so much about identity but it’s only the identity a user wishes
to share.
I
decided my artwork would be a video of profile pictures. Once I added all of the pictures I wanted to
use, I decided to add something from their profile to add a little more to the
identity. This shows the limitations and
purposefulness behind constructing an identity.
I then added music which I felt best portrayed the profile picture. This kept the viewer interested in the
artwork while it was playing and also brings a new perspective of the
identity. I was constantly questioning
the music added to the piece because this was me constructing their identity
rather than the Facebook user like the other parts of the project. However, by adding the music myself, it shows
how one can also misinterpret the identity the user was trying to construct.
There
are some key pieces of this particular video that I would like to point
out. The first is the pictures without a
picture of them-selves. These pictures
may include a car, a cause, or just something funny. I find that these people are the hardest to perceive
on Facebook, and the users may be trying to hide part of their identity. On the other hand, the user may also be
exemplifying a key part of their identity.
It all shows how users control the perspective we see them with. Another key aspect which the artwork does not
clearly portray is the woman with the cow.
She is one of the most inner city girls I know, but her profile screams agriculture
and country attitude. This is a clear control
of perspective and I question why she is covering her inner city culture. The final thing I want to point out is the
last two pictures two of my friends who have passed away. Once someone dies, their Facebook becomes a
static memorial. The Facebook will never
have new posts from this user, but his profile remains and cannot be touched by
anyone (unless someone else knows the password). This is the final epitaph for the user and a
nice memorial for people to write their final thoughts about user.
The
final lesson from this project is our control over perspective through
Facebook. Next time you log onto
Facebook, think about the things you are trying to cover up and the things you
want the whole world to know!Art Education Final Statement
One key
aspect this course has taught me is perspective. Art is all about perspective on the world and
how one perceives it. One who looks at a
piece for 5 seconds will have a very different perspective than someone who
views a piece for over an hour.
Transforming and adapting the world also changes perspectives. Before I began my final project, I wanted to
really convey the idea of perspective and how we view the world. The more I began thinking about perspective,
the more I realized I was really bored and started wandering onto
Facebook. This was it! Facebook is still a relatively new invention
but has completely changed our perspective on identity. Our generation spends countless hours
constructing our profile, writing on walls, and adding pictures to convey our
identity in a way to control people’s perspective of ourselves. I decided at this moment to explore Facebook
profiles and the perspective it gives to identity.
While
my roommates thought I was wasting library time looking at Facebook, I was consciously
going through many profiles to determine how people construct their own
identity to alter perspective. One key
feature stood out among all others: the profile picture. A picture speaks 1000 words and a profile
picture is no exception. Before one even
clicks on a profile, they see the profile picture. The average Facebook user understands the
importance of choosing the correct photo to perceive their identity. Therefore, the profile picture had to be a key
aspect of my final project. However, a
Facebook profile gives much more than simply a picture. People write on walls, “like” pretty much
anything they want, state their religious views, let the world know when it’s
their birthday, and my personal favorite: their relationship status. I find it very interesting that so many
people check relationships statuses to determine if their new friend is single
or not. Nonetheless, the Facebook
profile tells so much about identity but it’s only the identity a user wishes
to share.
I
decided my artwork would be a video of profile pictures. Once I added all of the pictures I wanted to
use, I decided to add something from their profile to add a little more to the
identity. This shows the limitations and
purposefulness behind constructing an identity.
I then added music which I felt best portrayed the profile picture. This kept the viewer interested in the
artwork while it was playing and also brings a new perspective of the
identity. I was constantly questioning
the music added to the piece because this was me constructing their identity
rather than the Facebook user like the other parts of the project. However, by adding the music myself, it shows
how one can also misinterpret the identity the user was trying to construct.
There
are some key pieces of this particular video that I would like to point
out. The first is the pictures without a
picture of them-selves. These pictures
may include a car, a cause, or just something funny. I find that these people are the hardest to perceive
on Facebook, and the users may be trying to hide part of their identity. On the other hand, the user may also be
exemplifying a key part of their identity.
It all shows how users control the perspective we see them with. Another key aspect which the artwork does not
clearly portray is the woman with the cow.
She is one of the most inner city girls I know, but her profile screams agriculture
and country attitude. This is a clear control
of perspective and I question why she is covering her inner city culture. The final thing I want to point out is the
last two pictures two of my friends who have passed away. Once someone dies, their Facebook becomes a
static memorial. The Facebook will never
have new posts from this user, but his profile remains and cannot be touched by
anyone (unless someone else knows the password). This is the final epitaph for the user and a
nice memorial for people to write their final thoughts about user.
The
final lesson from this project is our control over perspective through
Facebook. Next time you log onto
Facebook, think about the things you are trying to cover up and the things you
want the whole world to know! Enjoy the Video!
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