Identity Project Notes

Whenever there is a chance to represent myself in a project, I always choose the Palestinian theme. Maybe it is a bad thing to stick to one theme, but I don’t see it that way. Because the composition, medium and content changes in each artwork. For example, in drawing two we had to do a diorama of any theme and then draw what we see using color pencils. My theme was about the process of making the Palestinian traditional clothing. May be the work about my Palestinian culture can become a series of some sort. I also wanted to say that I chose my nationality as a theme, because I like to share information about my culture and traditions.

I loved how my identity project turned out. I got the idea of combining the flag with a section from the Palestinian traditional clothing in class when we were watching the "Art of the 21st Century". I remembered my drawing teacher when she used to tell us to sketch anything that comes to our minds while we are watching the art of the 21st century. So while I was watching art of the 21st century in Concept Studio, I started to sketch ideas for my identity project. Then, I found the perfect idea. At home, I sketched how my piece should look, implemented details, and chose the medium. I was going to buy different colored fabric and yarn to make the details, but then I thought why not use something that represents Palestine (keffiyeh) instead of using yarn for my details. This way it will make my piece more harmonious and coherent with my theme. Finally, I got the final look on my sketch book and started to make my identity project. Here is the result.

My sketches

As I worked on my project my design kept on changing to a more simpler version .

I took the section at the top as a base for my shirt's design