{"id":13,"date":"2022-02-15T14:04:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.art111.jenniferruvalcaba.dcreate.domains\/blog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2022-02-16T18:38:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:38:57","slug":"self-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.art111.jenniferruvalcaba.dcreate.domains\/blog\/uncategorized\/self-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our first project included exploring and learning the boundaries of Adobe Illustrator through the creation of a self-portrait. The idea of creating a self-portrait with a new program was terrifying. One, I didn\u2019t have previous exposure to the software. Two, I did not know how I wanted to represent myself to the world. I started by scrolling through photographs that brought me joy and showed who I was. Therefore, I came to pick a photo from my winter break. It is a casual photo that speaks upon a memory I have. It\u2019s not something that was taken with the intention of being uploaded to any social media. I think this is important to discuss because as Ashley Strickland discusses in her article the distinction between passing as real and acknowledging that you are making another piece of art by editing is an essential distinction.[1]<\/a><\/sup> It is just me being me. I started with a rough sketch of this image which I then transferred to Illustrator to begin my process. However, this picture only showed the superficial parts of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Cary, North Carolina walking Moma.
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Therefore, I wanted the piece to bring attention to my dual identity as a first-generation Mexican-American woman. This struggle of understanding where I stand within a society is difficult as you are considered neither American nor Mexican while simultaneously holding both identities. Defining your identity even with a simple term such as Latinx comes with exploration within the United States that is how you come to assimilate with the culture while holding on to your ethnic roots.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Therefore, this was a prominent piece that I wanted to explore and found Ramiro Gomez a Mexican-American man who also feels the same identity issues. In an interview with PBS he says,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m an American-born child to Mexican immigrants. So, I\u2019m at once Mexican and American. I\u2019m in between. That in-between space, that in-between place that I occupy is something that is constantly changing within myself.\u201d[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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