Work through the PERCEIVE card to carefully investigate your artwork.
Read the EXPLORE MORE card.
Notice the materials that Barroso chose. Think about his choice to use cedar wood like in cigar boxes. How is that connected to his Cuban identity and experience? Are there any materials that you think are very "American?" What materials, including those not usually thought of as art materials, would make a meaningful connection to your identity? Glass? Silk? Baseballs? Chocolate?
Write a brief explanation of your choices. How do they connect with or reflect your identity or personal story?
Working from a digital image of your face, draw, digitally manipulate, or collage a selfportrait of your whole body. Create the look and texture of the materials you chose as meaningful to you. Think about how you will pose your body. What meaning might that communicate? What other details could add meaning? Are there symbols you identify with?
Reflect upon and share your image and explanation of material choices with others. Look back at Barroso's work. Did you do anything else that is visually similar to his work? What will someone learn about you by looking at your self-portrait? How much does your choice of materials add to the meaning?
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