Physical
appearance
What are
my values/
beliefs?
“Who am
I?” An
exploration
of identity
What
makes
me me?
Where do I
come from?
What are
my
interests?
What does
“Identity”
mean?
i·den·ti·ty
Dictionary Definition
• 1. The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a
thing is definitively recognizable or known: "If the broadcast
group is the financial guts of the company, the news division is
its public identity" (Bill Powell).
• 2. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by
which an individual is recognizable as a member of a
group.
• 3. The quality or condition of being the same as something
else.
• 4. The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a
persisting entity; individuality.
• 5. Information, such as an identification number, used to
establish or prove a person's individuality, as in providing
access to a credit account.
• 6. Mathematics
• a. An equation that is satisfied by any number that replaces
the letter for which the equation is defined.
• b. Identity element.
Wikipedia:
• Identity is a term used to describe a
person's conception and expression of
their individuality or group affiliations
(such as national identity and cultural
identity). The term is used more
specifically in psychology and
sociology, and is given a great deal of
attention in social psychology. The
term is also used with respect to place
identity.
Analysing a work of Art
• What is it of? What is your initial response: i.e.
what do you think of it?
• Technique - What materials has the artist used?
• What is the context? What are the conditions and
circumstances around the work? Give some
information on the artist and then the context for
the piece itself.
• The content of the work – Your research, analysis
and conjecture (opinions) around the work.
• What does it make you think about?
• What is your response to the work – I.e. is it a
good work of Art? Explain why?
No woman No Cry –Chris Ofili
George Shaw
Lucian
Freud
Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer
This is the entrance to
Auschwitz
Auschwitz was a concentration
camp in Poland
Mona Hatoum
Philip Guston
Gillian
Wearing
Anish Kapoor
Frida Kahlo
Yukinori Yanagi
Jean Michel Basquiat
Gerhard
Richter
Alighiero Boetti
Homework
• Transfer your mind-map onto a piece of A2
paper and complete it. It must be neat as
this will be something you constantly refer
to. It must also be in one colour. ( 1st Feb)
• Use your mind-map to make a visual mindmap. You can:
– take photographs relating to the theme.
– use photographs that you already have.
– use found photographs from the internet.
Your photographs must be blue-taced to a
large piece of A2 paper. You must have at least
20 images on your mindmap. (Due: 6th Feb)
• Collect objects/things relating to the
theme: “Who am I?” an exploration of
identity. Remember these objects must
be visually interesting. (6th Feb)