Brief: If I were an object that nobody knew about, how would I express myself? What images would I use to convey my personality? Before I can have someone else view me in a certain way, I need to be able to chip away at myself. Humans are complex creatures, in order to understand ourselves as a whole we must take away parts of ourselves to reach the core. Just as we are unique, there will be many unique ways in order to discover ourselves. What invokes our emotions and how can we call upon these aspects by using art?
My concept behind all this is to see how my face changed from the different perspectives I see myself in. It went from a memory that nobody else could see but myself, to a photograph: what I want others to see, to what I actually see.
FINAL OUTCOME
I wanted to deconstruct myself through my mother's eyes. I've worked around the idea of spirit animals. My mom has always called my sibling and myself her little "duckies". We always follow her around. But as I grew older, I had times where I would act out and be "hateful" as my mom would put it. When my hateful behaviour would surface my mom would always yell this Spanish saying:
CRÍA CUERVOS Y TE SACARÁN LOS OJOS
"Raising crows for them to pluck out yours eyes".
I evolved from a duck into a crow. I identify with both these birds now and they have become part of my personality. I am constantly switching from innocent duckling to a hateful crow. The term has become a sense of endearment, so I wanted to dedicate this final piece to my mom and to come to terms with the attitude my personality can sometimes carry. It also reminds me when I am being ungrateful, to thank my mother for all she has provided for me.
