Log in Free trial  Reflective Identity: A Study of Perception
Article excerpt  Have you ever listened to your voice on tape
and said, "Is this how I really sound?" As art teachers, we
think in a visual world, so I propose this question, "Does the
image that I have of myself match the image that others see of
me?" This statement set this lesson in motion. I decided to
create a more innovative approach to portraiture, not how we see
ourselves, but how others see us.  Seeing through Other Eyes
Throughout history, artists have strived to leave their mark on
the world. One of the core human desires is to be remembered, to
shout to the world "Look I was here, remember me!" Do artists
leave the right impression? Do they leave a representation of
whom they truly were or do they leave a composite of how their
lives were viewed by others? I have posed this question to my
students in this lesson. How do you see yourself and how does
that correlate to how others see you? The core objective of this
project is for studen