Final Project

For my project, I chose the big idea of Identity.  I feel as though this is an idea that many of us struggle with in our day to day lives.  Personally, I have always been trying to figure out just exactly who I am.  What does my future look like?  What career will I have when I graduate from college?  Where will I end up through the course of my life?  All of these questions connect to my big idea of identity.  Who and what defines one's identity if any. Along with identity comes many other smaller ideas that united together to form the big one.  They include: respect, values, morals, diversity, viewpoint, integrity, culture, honor, self-expression.  All of these work in defining the person that we are. I chose to reflect personal identity as not only is it something I often question, but I feel that many other people do as well.  It is a major part of our society now and it is pressing that we shed light on the issue.  For my final project, I portrayed my best friend alex in a piece of artwork that reflects aspects of her life.  The images deal with how she identifies with herself and how others see her.  The phrase, “everyone dies, but not everyone lives” coincides with the animation of the eye going from grey to turquoise as the image appears to come to life.  Alex frequently uses this quote to describe life and I feel as though it fits perfectly with my piece of art.  I am very happy I was able to share this art with those around me and convey the big idea of identity, and idea that we all struggle with everyday.  Wecannot be afraid to confront this issue of identity, for  “committing yourself is a way of finding out who you are. A man finds his identity by identifying.” (anonymous)