Self-Portrait as a Shoe
As an introductory project to refresh our observational skills, we are addressing this essential question. Could you create a painting or drawing using a shoe (or shoes) as an anthropomorphic device to become a self-portrait? Can a shoe take on or represent an aspect of your life or personality. Shoes already begin to take on some personality through being worn. Shoes are often worn for specific activities: running shoes, flip flops, etc... Can you accentuate those possibilities to more specifically comment on some aspect of who you are or about your life?
Process:
- Look at your own collection of shoes. Pick some that might work for this project. Do some drawings of those from different angles getting to know what they actually look like.
- As you are doing these exploratory begin to brainstorm your concept. Is this a portrait of who you are now? Is it more of a life story? Is it a contrast between you as a Haverford Student and who you are in the summer? Are you doing a family portrait with shoes?
- Once you have a concept and some familiarity with the shoes, plan out your composition.
- Develop your final drawing and painting with the media you think will work best (probably not oil paint).
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