Self Portrait

The purpose of this self-portrait is to infuse my image within the things I am passionate about in life. On the right half of the photo are slits of dumbbells. These take up half of my portrait because lifting weights is how I fuel myself through life, which is why it was important to include this aspect within the self-portrait. The left side of the picture are slits of a tree. This tree stands for my life in general. We are each very connected to nature and I am at my best when I am walking through the woods. This is why my image is integrated into the secondary images of dumbbells and a tree.

This self-portrait is also asymmetrical in the line usage. The left hand side of this portrait has horizontal lines as well as the vertical lines the rest of the portrait has. This horizontal addition also creates a ladder effect. As we are all tied to nature, I found the ladder to be appropriate because trees reach toward the sky, which ladders also help the individual user access to reach objects that are above their normal reach height.