Entry 8 - Stages of life

Childhood

My cousin's son is the embodiment of childhood in this picture. He doesn't really seem to be aware of what's going on, has a little toy he is playing with in his hand and has the open face of wonderment at something off to the side.

Young Adults

This picture illustrates young adults by the casual style of dress (on a football game day). The poses we are holding show at this age we still have some of the silliness of youth while transitioning into the responsibility of being an adult. 

Old Age

My grandma is in the lower left hand corner. In this picture she is surrounded by most of her family which I believe is one of the more important things to her as she still makes food and blankets for us and has holidays at her house.

Entry 7 - Choosing a New Portrait

Gustav Klimt, Pallas Athene, 1898, Oil on Canvas & Inlay, Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archive

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The strong stance of the woman in this portrait is what drew me to it. Her uplifted head and piercing gaze convey a sense of power and confidence. Also it's got gold leaf and who doesn't love gold leaf.

Entry 6 - Portrait, New Media

Marianne Caddy, Marianne's Nest, 2013

This installation is an example of a self portrait. By looking at this area, you can see who she is, what she enjoys. She creates a narrative by using the photographs to show the different people and memories she has. Even though this installation is already on a large scale, she has room to grow and add to it as she changes as a person. 

Entry 5 - Self Portrait & Deeper Meaning

Marianne Caddy, Pirate Day, 2013, Snapchat

Entry 4 - Self-Portrait

Both of these pictures were taken on my last trip to Disney World. The top one was a selfie while the bottom one was taken by my dad. Both are essentially the same picture but both give a different narrative. The key difference  is the one I took would be a self-portrait while the one my dad took would be a portrait.

A Self-Portrait

Because I used the front camera on my phone I was able to arranged the picture exactly the way I wanted to . I was able "to capture both what [I] see and what [I] want to project about [my] inner self." (Freeland, Portraits and Persons)

Freeland, Cynthia (2010-06-17). Portraits and Persons (Kindle Location 2092). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition. 

A Portrait