Self-Empowerment Portrait
Students were introduced to the works of Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald, and Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe. These artists use the Postmodern Principle of Representin' and use their platform as artists to empower and raise awareness about the struggles of marginalized communities. The students were given the task of creating a self-portrait that depicts them in a powerful position. To achieve this, they used digital photography to capture themselves in empowering poses that expressed their body language, gestures, eye contact, and personal adornments such as clothing. They used a graphite transfer method to transfer photos onto paper and painted portraits using color theory and symbolic colors to convey empowerment.
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Middle Years Programme – Visuals Arts Beginning (MYP-B)
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B.V.1.1 Use art vocabulary when discussing art and artistic styles.
B.V.2.3 Create personal, symbolic expression as a means of communication (original, visual language)
B.V.2.1 Understanding the role of planning in solving artistic problems
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Nora, How to Be Nora (For Dummies), Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 9th
Eugene, Rebirth, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 9th
Violet, Cover of Vogue, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 9th
David, Selfish, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 9th
Julie, Equal Rights, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts I, 9th
Joel, Untitled, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 9th
Lin, Untitled, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 10th
Tyree, Growth, Acrylic Paint on Paper, MYP-Beginning Visual Arts, 12th
