Self Essay

We learn about identity aJonathan Paszkiewicz

Self: I as Image

Professor Cacoilo

April 20, 2017

Self Essay

Ana Mendieta "Untitled"

Jon Paszkiewicz "Untitled"

Images of ourselves are literally every where. We are constantly taking photos of ourselves and posting them on social media. We have become become obsessed as a society to intervene ourselves into an image. Putting us at the center of attention. In my image you see me putting myself in the middle of a beautiful view. Unlike Ana Mendieta’s image where she wants to be apart of the natural scene she photographs, my image shows the self intervention between the camera and the natural scene. We do this almost to represent ourselves in our images.

Jon Paszkiewicz " Untitled"

Mickalene Thomas-
"You're Gonna Give Me The Love I Need"

People take selfies in certain places to try and portray a version of themselves to the public. In my image that I based off of Mickalene Thomas's works, I wanted to portray myself in the version I  want to have the world see. It is the side of me that I choose to represent me just like how Mickalene chooses how she wants to represent herself. This goes to show that if we create and control the images of ourselves that we share it communicates a little who we are and culture through images.

Jon Paszkiewicz "Untitled"

Andy Warhol- "Campbell's Soup Cans"

Andy Warhol is a good example of this. His images reveal a lot about the culture during his time. There was an abundance in consumerism and mass reproduction of items like cars and such. His works consisted of exactly that as shown in this image. My image although mimics the reproductive style of Warhol, does not have a consumerist theme behind it. It gives more identity of who I am.