Authentic self - Ivy Petersen

Secret Identity - Ryan Simmons

Authentic Self Emily Brown

As far as I can tell, there is nothing more weird or authentic than a child with completely unearned confidence in what they are doing. I decided to do a redraw of a piece I drew when I was six (and again when I was 13), and try to conjure the same amount of carefree focus.

Authentic Self - Ryan Simmons

 

Interested in how to bring out my most authentic self, I decided to meet with a trusted individual and divulge aspects of myself that I rarely have talked about or have never discussed. The video displays every minute of the one hour conversation overlaid on each other, displaying body language and revealing the entire conversation without saying a word.

Secret Identity Emily Brown

In Class Identity - Kiersten Rakisits

Secret Identity - Jamyn Scarlet

Gretchen Jones

Authentic Self- Nakita Shelley

Painted my bod.

Authentic Self - Jamyn Scarlet

Embroidered Domestic Tools

Authentic Self- Janiyen Al-abdullah

For an authentic me I decided to take pictures of things that are either stopping me or helping me become my true self. The first picture is of a Polaroid that I have taken of burning money. Money is the root of most of my stress and problems that I have in my life, and I know it isn’t something that I cannot fix quickly, but must learn to find away around it so that it doesn’t bring me down. But if I could I would travel all over the world if money wasn’t a problem.

My next Polaroid is of skin care. When I was younger I wore a lot of makeup, it helped me to cover my insecurities that has still followed me into adult hood. But the difference now is that Ive decided to stop hiding behind makeup, stopped feeling sorry for myself and started to look for a solution to fix my insecurities and learn to love me for me.

Last Polaroid is one of the two things Ive learned to love while coming to college. Meditation has helped me in more ways than one, with the stress of a new year and the unknown of what is to come. While the wine has been a treat for myself when Ive worked hard, to help me celebrate the little things in life and enjoy the company I’m in.

Authentic Self- Anthony Ryder

https://youtu.be/aHlVQoFbBhg

Secret Identity- Janiyen Al-abdullah

In Class Identity- Nakita Shelley

Secret Identity - AJ Roberts

Inner weirdo/true self - AJ roberts

My true self is kinda hard to describe, let alone think about, a lot of the weekend resulted in me just asking myself questions. Who would I want to be? Why would I want to be that way? For the most part in the public, I'm very reserved and quiet. I've noticed when I'm with myself or just people I know very well that my more weird side shows, I can be really talkative, loud, maybe even a bit annoying. Sometimes even chaotic I would say; I know what I want and what I like. I tend not to show it out of respect for everyone else that may be around, I don't want to make people uncomfortable or send the wrong impression most of the time. Of course, when it really comes down to it I don't care a lot about what people think of me, yet that little insecurity does come out every now and again.

For the artwork I decided to personify it in an abstracted way, Messing with the negative spaces a bit, using colors that while mesh together still create a somewhat noisy blend. Shining in certain spots; The shapes are very smooth and slick, some wrapping around one another, Not caring where they end up.

Christopher Woodward - in class identity

Authentic Self Noble Kelsch

My inner weirdo. I'm not sure I would say it's an inner weirdo really. It was more like my original self. I do my best to make sure that I am as authentic as I can be. But there is a part of me that was fractured off because of an accident I experienced when I was nine or ten. I was riding my bike, but didn't realize that it had handle bar breaks instead of pedal breaks and was going far too fast to make a turn at the bottom of an overpass. So instead I slammed straight into the corner of the only square shaped fence post. My bike's front tire bent at a ninety degree angle and my skull was cracked in half. This completely changed my personality. Before that moment I had no sense of anxiety, or caring what other people think. I was extremely outgoing and extroverted. I was always smiling at everybody and telling even people I'd just met how much I loved them. I could sink a basketball from half court consistently as well. And was surrounded by people who knew my name because of these traits. 

After the accident while I was in the ambulance was the first time I remembered thinking. "What do they think of my flood pants? I probably look stupid." And after that my personality flipped. I was incredibly self conscious and I couldn't understand social cues as easily, or give them. Math began to literally hurt my head and I couldn't understand it. Whenever I threw a ball it started to just ever so slightly curve off to the left. Unnoticeable at first but it got worse. I became more angry and would become sad even when I had nothing to be sad about. Which I now know to be depression. I also had to relearn right and wrong to some sense, as I had a vague notion that things like stealing and fighting were bad. But when I saw something I wanted there wasn't a 'good reason' not to take it. And when someone angered me, I couldn't figure out how to get the anger out aside from punching them in the face. Basically my inner weirdo is someone who sees everyone with nothing but love, smiles all the time, is a pro athlete, and doesn't even think that people are thinking about him. 

Authentic Self - Makena Willis

To make this work of art, a friend of mine, as well as myself, decided to play a game of Pong.

Not beer pong or soda pong... but we thinned out some paint in the cups and tossed in the ping pong balls back and forth to each other, over a piece of matte board. This is what came out of it.

 I believe that this represents my authentic self because it has both dark and light colors. Good and Bad. What was once a blank canvas changed over time just like this matte board.

Christopher Woodward - Authentic Persona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB01fXM_Ze4&feature=youtu.be

Authentic Self - Kiersten Rakisits

My personal hierarchy of needs as my authentic self.

Self-actualization: motivation, artwork, personal art, chance to prove others and self wrong

Esteem: critiques, support, recognition for certain accomplishments, agency/freedom, respect/personal space

Love and belonging: people to learn from (failures and successes), other artists, friends, family, peers, hugs, naps, adventures, hikes, swim, hometown, community, animals

Safety: books/library, internet access, good lighting, creative space, privacy/personal space, comfort zone, camera, adobe, paint, brushes, sharpies, pens/pencils, collection of art/images, printer, my grandparents, my aunts, music/headphones, curiosity-questions and answers, influences, ability to look at different points of view/angles, ability to know and admit when wrong, chances to try new things/food/places/people, trust

Physiological: shelter, water, food - tea, apples, lasagna, tacos, orange chicken, curry, steak, ribs, biscuits, pears, beef jerky, coffee, milk, juice, water, bread, oatmeal, custard, watermelon, spaghetti squash, mashed potatoes, pie, curly fries, horchata, cinnamon rolls, orange rolls raspberries, strawberries, bananas, tamales, rice, carrots, pomegranate, sleep, transportation/travel, clean kitchen/space

Authentic Self- Eliza Briggs

Describe my inner weirdo? Well, my outer weirdo is weird enough, I promise. 

It would be fair to say that I'm an animated person. As a kid I used to clench my fists, throw them in the air, and then squat when I got excited. It was my natural reaction to good news. Unfortunately, this was seen as odd by my peers and my mother. Eventually, along with many other harmless habits, I stopped squatting when I got excited. People didn't like it so I  adjusted myself accordingly. 

Over time I learned that being openly happy mad the sad people angry. I often got told to chill out, calm down, or shut up. I had several friends declare that my enthusiasm for life is exhausting. I didn't want to make anyone angry or annoy people so I put a damper on the excitement, and I've continued to do so ever since. 

TODAY,

I triumphantly and enthusiastically declare that I'm allowed to be excited! 

I'm allowed to be a goof!

and I'm not sorry that I enjoy living!

Creative Environment - Ivy Petersen

Creative Environment-Save/Comfortable
My ideal comfortable space I like to be in when creating is a more open space that's not too big. The space also should be very well lit. There must be background noise, any kind will do, even if I have headphones in. Friends are welcome to come in and create as well. Snacks and drinks are a must. There also has to be internet for research and inspiration. I would be able to work with any materials that I want especially those I am most familiar with

Creative Environment-Risk Taking
My least ideal space to work in would have to be very small with dim lighting. there would be no music or any background sound at all (except a fan). No phone or internet or friends to interact with. I would have to work with materials that I am not comfortable with or have very little experience with. There would be water to drink, but that's about it

Creative Spaces - Anthony Ryder

This is my "risk" space. It consists of a circler/dome structure with natural and artificial lighting. The walls including the door is isolated with wedges of sound absorbing foam, helping to prevent any echoes bouncing off the walls from any sound produced inside. It still revolves around different materials to use in art with digital formats and drawing techniques.

This is my "safe space" it has a stage with multiple stage design elements (Televisions and projections). This studio also contains a woodworking station, storage, perfect room temperature, bathroom utilities and a prop and storage room. There is also a room for drawing, large printing, and tools for video work to test on a large scale (the stage).

Creative Spaces Emily Brown

Space to Maximize Comfort


Living and working in the same space would maximize my personal comfort. This design is a 1200 square foot studio apartment that would maximize creative comfort for me and my partner. Features include a pull-down projector screen, plenty of natural and synthetic light,
ample work surfaces and lots of storage to foster a dissolution between home/creative life.

Space to Maximize Risk-Taking

Having an area strictly for artists and their creative endeavors jump starts risk taking. The decagonal building is a series of nine"private" studios arranged around a common central hub. The studios have bifold doors as walls to the main area and transparent pocket doors running through the inner walls, making privacy a choice the artists have to make. This fosters risk in making art a communal experience while still maintaining personal autonomy, as well as ensuring that there would almost always be someone in one of the studios to bounce ideas off of. There is also an arboretum in the center, so the artists can get fresh air without having to leave the studio.

Creative Spaces- Nakita Shelley

Safe creative space: Having a basic style room with windows with blinds available on almost all the walls and separate workspaces for different projects so you don't get distracted while also having a collab area. All the tools and all the supplies you could ever need is nearby. And there are relaxing chairs at a distant so you can take a different look or perspective at works in the making. The location of the space is a fairly isolated countryside where the only things you might hear or see are birds and dear that pass by. 

Risky creative space: Ths space is round and open so you can see everything that's happening. There are windows all around the space including a sky roof bubble over the roof. On a 1/3 portion of the circular space, the walls are brightly colored random colors. There's one central workplace for all the projects. For breaks, there's a comfy couch that could easily be used to take naps on. There's a limited pile of supplies so you use what you have. The environment around the space is right in the middle of time square where the windows are at the proper height for people to look in and the sounds never stop. 

Creative Environments - Kiersten Rakisits

Safety:  Personal studio, can be shared.  More secluded/not on any busy streets.  Not open to public. 

 

Cultivates Risk Taking: Shared with limited number of people for set periods of time.  They can bring any materials/tools/equipment they want.  On a busier street, open to public.

Creative Space- Janiyen Al-Abdullah

Safe Space:

A big studio with a sectioned off space for a kitchen and a living room/bedroom.

Have a bathroom with a tub and shower.

Has lots of windows for natural light.

A dark room for developing films.

A meditation corner for some distress mornings.

Open space so I dont feel crowded and can dance when I get the urge.

A mud room were people can leave their shoes and coats.

The floors are hardwood so that I can slide around on in my fuzzy socks.

Lots of plants on the inside of the house

A garden outside.

Risk Space:

A Volkswagen with the driver seat up front and a couple seats right behind.

A small table with a mini fridge on top for eating on.

Opposite is a small couch/bed to sit or sleep on. 

A small working station that holds my art supplies. opposite of that is an easel and canvas to paint when I get the urge. Next to it is some shelves for a storage space.

In the car carrier there is a mini grill to cook on. extra blankets and pillows. Foldable chairs and a foldable table. A suit case ful if extra cloths and other essentials and a two person tent.

Creative Environments - AJ Roberts

Safe: 

- The overall size is fairly small for each room. I don't really need that big of an environment, just big enough that it's not claustrophobic.  The design in itself is pretty simple as well. Doesn't have to be too complicated for me as long as I have the ability to do what I have to do.

- The studio is separated into two sections, one for more digital practices (Ie: Digital art, animation, etc) and one for more traditional ones (Drawing, painting, etc.)

- The door is locked from the inside, that way no one can just walk in. Having to knock before let in;  however, there is a key to open from outside if its an emergency. 

- The computer does have access to the internet, using apps that have group chats and messaging, so its not complete isolation. Also when it comes to digital stuff I will be streaming it live with chat, Maybe have a microphone on so people/friends can see what I'm drawing and talk with me, maybe give input or just hang out in general. 

- There are cabinets for the necessary supplies, as well as a small fridge for drinks and maybe snacks. However, I will more than likely leave the studio to grab stuff, that way i at least get out every so often. Not sure if I would eat in the studio, maybe if I was chatting with people while taking a break. 

- Tv/Extra Monitor that way I can maybe put on a show while I work if the music gets boring, something mindless that is just noise.

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RISKY:

- No access to the internet, all refs and or stuff I might use is either already on the computer, or in magazines, or around me randomly. I can bring stuff however can't add anything using the internet when I'm in the studio itself, only can use what I bring in or what's already there. (No phone)

- The studio would be very open, either out in public or in a large space where people can wander in and out as they choose. Where I would be dead center. I would not make any contact however unless I was asking for a critique of advice from whoever is nearby.

- Time constraint: Every project I would be working on has a time limit, the length depending on what number is chosen prior to starting (1 - 10 hours) Once the time is up I have to move onto another project, no longer focusing on the previous one. This includes thinking of the idea and getting it out. 

- While in the studio: each new project has to be done in a different medium, once one medium has been used you cant use it that same way the next time. So you must either use a new different medium of find a different way of using the previous medium.

Creative Enviroments - Ryan Simmons

Safe Space:

For my safe space I would prefer a typical studio. While other options may sound more fun or fantastic, I think I would function best in large black and white contemporary studio space. One room that had all my creative needs. I would love to work alongside one or two others artists that I felt comfortable with and trusted artistically and otherwise and designs would be very organic and contemporary. Some of the objects Include:
Tables/surfaces
Couches
Lights
Laptop
Computers
Bulleten boards filled with images and influences.
Disappearing wall
Dissapearing table
Light Table
Lots of cabinets/storage space
Bathroom
Microwave
Windows.
 Rolling Chairs

Example Images:

 

 

 

 

Space that facilitates risk taking:

 

I think one of the best environments for art making and facilitating risk taking would be other's studios. Rather than creating in one specific location I would travel amongst other's studios working alongside and collaborating with other artists and creatives. Each space would conform to the geography, culture, and trends of each location. Each creative would be profoundly different in their creative processes. Working alongside musicians, artists, scientists, etc. and traveling from artists working in blue chip galleries to young emerging artist. This kind of creative practice would take me to my limits.