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Social Identity

Social identity can be a facade that is constructed by the artists themselves. It is a particular way that they want the public to view them or a way they choose to be viewed due to what makes them look good or makes them popular or liked by the public. An individual’s social identity can be Authentic and true to how they really are or it can be un-Authentic. An artist’s social Identity can be formed though social media platforms, how they dress, what their interests are and what their works express. Social identity can also be formed through the groups of people that a person chooses to bond with. An individual will choose a group, which makes them feel a sense of pride, and gives them an increased self-esteem. When the status of this group increases so does the self-image of the individual.

For Example Elvis Presley had a particular look that he used to brand himself. His outfit and hairstyle are still today connected with him. Whilst social media wasn’t big at the time. Elvis used the way he dressed and his characteristics to create himself a social identity.

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Subjectivity

Subjectivity is closely linked to identity therefore subjectivity is all about a person and who they are. This is unique to every individual. An individual’s subjectivity is based upon individual opinions, tastes, feelings and interactions with the world and environment, which they live in and in which they were born into and raised. Subjectivity is “the condition of being a person and the process by which we become a person; that is how we are constituted as cultural subjects and how we experience ourselves.” (Barker, 2012, pp 220.) However even before our births parts of our lives are pre-determined for us like where we will live, who our parents are what our bedroom looks like. So does this not limit to what extents an individual has control over his or her own subjectivity.

Essentialism

Essentialism is centred on the individual and their essence/make up. Rather than it being the individuals identity according to the world around them it is an inward identity detached from the environment of the individual. The essence of an individual starts at birth and develops over ones lifetime. However there are certain aspects of an individual, which will form part of their essence, many of which are unavoidable or unchangeable such characteristics are gender, race and culture. The essence of a person is what helps to define their identity or is what assists an individual in the search for their identity.

The image above shows the balance between masculinity and femininity. This is a constant debate particularly within a more modern society. Yet despite debates masculinity and femininity is a part of our essence it helps to define us whether we want to be defined in this way or not.

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The unconscious

The theory and ideologies of the unconscious were brought into recognition by the work of Sigmund Freud. The Unconscious is the part of the mind, which cannot be seen or easily accessed yet “the most important part of the mind is the part you cannot see.” (Saul McLeod, 2015) This is because it shows the truth that lies deep within the individual. The only passageway to the unconscious is through dreams, Freudian slips and jokes. The unconscious influences the work of an artist. The unconscious of an artist can subconsciously slip into the work of an artist sometimes this can be seen through something unusual or unique in the artists work or a reoccurring motif that comes up in a variety of different works produced by a particular artist. However the interpretation of a work says something not only about the unconscious of the artist but it also reveals something about the unconscious mind of the analyst.

Harlequins carnival is an artwork by Joan Miro who was inspired by the unconscious so much so that he would try and access it through starvation. He would start his artworks when he was hallucinating. He even realised within his own artworks reoccurring motifs such as objects that looked like ladders or birds suggesting escape.

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Overdetermination

Overdetermination is an accusation that an artwork is being over analysed or meaning that was not intended by the artist has been read into the work. Although this is a criticism made of many analysts “There are no limits to the determinants that may be present” (c). An individual cannot claim whether a particular meaning was intended for an artwork or not as the artist themselves due to their unconscious may not be aware of what is expressed in their own work. Furthermore anything that has been made public is opened up to interpretation and analysis by anyone who is a viewer of the piece of work.

Sensory Knowledge

Sensory knowledge is how an individual uses their senses to experience the world around them in particular the use of an individuals senses to interact with a work of art. Artists are also able to create works, which evoke its audience to be curious to explore the work through the use of a particular sense, which affects the experience the audience has with the work. Our senses also allow us to interact and experience the world around us whilst assisting the individual to develop their beliefs and opinions of their environment.

(Crouching Boy by Ron Mueck) is a life like sculpture. the detail that has been used within this sculpture evokes a sense of curiosity with in the audience. many would want to touch the artwork to experience more of how this sculpture is like reality. This is an example of an artwork which evokes sensory curiosity. Most of the time artworks are unable to be touched however if an audience were able to touch this sculpture it would build their sensory knowledge.

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Creative Influence

Creative influence is the idea that nothing is new or original. All ideas and works have been gathered or inspired from something previously. Rather works are created through a variety of different ideas blended together to create something that has not yet been created but the ideas are not original they are influenced from something else, this is inescapable. “Embracing and celebrating influence can actually inspire an innovativeness and creativity that deepens our human understanding. And, is that not what drives us as artists and art educators” (Pamela. G Taylor, 2007). Therefore creative influence is inspiration gathered from other artists or pre-existing works. However there is a fine line between creative influence and plagiarism.

The one voice children choir often sings their own arrangements of previously existing songs but through the creative influence of the original peice they make the performance their own. Recently the film “I can only Imagine” was released in the cinemas. The film is all about the story of the song. The one voice children choir took inspiration from this and in creating their cover of the song they told and included their own stories.

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Authenticity

Authenticity looks at what is truth and what is not. Authenticity can only truly be examined by the individuals themselves. Authenticity looks at how well something that is said or portrayed matches the actuality of what is really meant or what is really being showed.

For Example the famous painting of the Mona Lisa is featured in the top image. This is a picture of the authentic, true and original work. However many people have tried to re-create or make changes to their own version of this famous picture as seen in the second image. Whilst it appears similar to the authentic Mona Lisa, it is not the original making it an un-authintic painting of the Mona Lisa.

Authenticity can be in the form of first person, second person or third person. First person Authenticity focuses of the Authenticity of the individual or the artist the difference between what is authentic and what is not is that “authenticity is derived from the natural self, whereas inauthenticity is a result of external influences.” (Dr Ben G. Jacobi 2012.) Second person authenticity is focused on the experience and how authentic it feels to the audience. Lastly Third person Authenticity is all about accurately reflecting or portraying a work it is based off traditional works that are extremely authentic

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Creative Identity

“A creative identity is your internal representation of how you see yourself, a composite of your imagination, skills, and talents.” (Scott Jeffory) It is how the concepts of subjectivity, essentialism, the unconscious, sensory knowledge, overdetermination, creative influence and authenticity affect the work of the individual and the works of the artist and how they reflect upon themselves and what they are doing. “The person who consistently comes up with great ideas usually has a strong creative identity.” (Scott Jeffory) A strong sense of creative identity means that an artist has a strong sense of the purpose of their works and the importance of there practice.

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Fractured Identity

Fractured Identity is related to the identity of an individual which rather than being made up of one trait. Is made up of a collective of different interests beliefs or personality traits. These traits that make up a persons identity can contradict one another. It is like pieces of a puzzle which when separated are confusing and make little sense but when pieced together are parts of a bigger picture. Fractured identity expressed within the work of an artist is something which can be unresolved, it is not straight forward often something can appear more then one way creating confusion and making it difficult to draw conclusions.

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