Drypoint Prints
Problem Statement: demonstrate an understanding of intaglio printmaking and visual metaphor by creating an edition of drypoint prints that represent who or how you are in the world.
CRiteria1. You should be able to explain the connection between yourself and your visual metaphor.
2. Your PLATE (the image itself) should reflect the following:
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Student work |
VISUAL METAPHOR BRAINSTORMING
Recognizing visual metaphors is essential in understanding and appreciating many works of art and is a great way to add interest and sophistication to your own work. I want you to get comfortable with identifying and understanding metaphor and its many levels of meaning. For this assignment, you will need to create a metaphor that represents you – you have to figure out what, about you, you want to “unpack.” This assignment will not only help a viewer see you on another level, but also may be useful in getting more in touch with yourself.
*Think beyond the obvious (i.e. do not say “I am a soccer ball, because I play soccer”)
*Don’t use copyrighted images or ideas.
*Think about Every. Single. Aspect of your metaphor – consider everything a visual clue to who you are.
To help you get started, consider the following categories:
1: List 3 adjectives or traits that describe you.
2: List 3 roles that you fulfill.
3: List 3 of your skills and abilities.
4: List 3 of your possessions that provide insights into who you are as a person.
5: List 3 life experiences that have helped define who you are.
6: List 3 attributes that you think your family and closest friends would say describe you.
Part 2: Your authenticity: What do you know about yourself for sure?
7: When you think about who you are, what aspects of your personality are most clear to you?
8: In what ways does the "you" that you present to the world match who you really are?
9: What are three of your most important personal values?
10: What aspects of your personality stay the same regardless of the situation?
11: Look at the "Your Essentials" lists that you've created for questions 1 to 6. Do any of these traits conflict with who you think you are? If they do, how can you be more consistent?
Part 3: Your true self: How well do you know what you stand for?
12: What are your three best qualities?
13: If you compare yourself to others you know, what are you especially good at?
14: In what ways is your life better than the lives of other people you know?
15: List three things about yourself that make you proud.
16: What things do you struggle with? Do you know any one else who shares these struggles?
17: What parts of who you are as a person have fallen by the wayside? What can you do to help bring them back?
“Research shows that having a better sense of self brings tangible benefits
like increased happiness and life satisfaction, a better mood and lower stress,”
Recognizing visual metaphors is essential in understanding and appreciating many works of art and is a great way to add interest and sophistication to your own work. I want you to get comfortable with identifying and understanding metaphor and its many levels of meaning. For this assignment, you will need to create a metaphor that represents you – you have to figure out what, about you, you want to “unpack.” This assignment will not only help a viewer see you on another level, but also may be useful in getting more in touch with yourself.
*Think beyond the obvious (i.e. do not say “I am a soccer ball, because I play soccer”)
*Don’t use copyrighted images or ideas.
*Think about Every. Single. Aspect of your metaphor – consider everything a visual clue to who you are.
To help you get started, consider the following categories:
- Animal / Car / Article of clothing / Landscape / Food / Building / Plant or natural object / Musical instrument / Furniture / Toy / Appliance or machinery / Natural phenomenon / Building or room / Season or time of day / Decorative item
1: List 3 adjectives or traits that describe you.
2: List 3 roles that you fulfill.
3: List 3 of your skills and abilities.
4: List 3 of your possessions that provide insights into who you are as a person.
5: List 3 life experiences that have helped define who you are.
6: List 3 attributes that you think your family and closest friends would say describe you.
Part 2: Your authenticity: What do you know about yourself for sure?
7: When you think about who you are, what aspects of your personality are most clear to you?
8: In what ways does the "you" that you present to the world match who you really are?
9: What are three of your most important personal values?
10: What aspects of your personality stay the same regardless of the situation?
11: Look at the "Your Essentials" lists that you've created for questions 1 to 6. Do any of these traits conflict with who you think you are? If they do, how can you be more consistent?
Part 3: Your true self: How well do you know what you stand for?
12: What are your three best qualities?
13: If you compare yourself to others you know, what are you especially good at?
14: In what ways is your life better than the lives of other people you know?
15: List three things about yourself that make you proud.
16: What things do you struggle with? Do you know any one else who shares these struggles?
17: What parts of who you are as a person have fallen by the wayside? What can you do to help bring them back?
“Research shows that having a better sense of self brings tangible benefits
like increased happiness and life satisfaction, a better mood and lower stress,”