TABLE OF CONTENTS:
II. Artifact Two: What is Art for? Essay Assignment
III. Artifact Three: Food as Art
IV. Artifact Four: Personal Adornment Essay
V. Artifact Five: Enjoying Horror Research
VI. Artifact Six: Creative Spirituality Reflection
VII. Artifact Seven: Art, Games, and Technology Research
VIII. Artifact Eight: Mural Assignment
OBJECTIVES:
• Evaluate personal values and paradigms around body decoration and physical beauty.
• Investigate how physical appearance affects definitions of identity and belonging.
ORIGINAL POST:
I have an extremely limited level of personal adornment. In fact, I have always viewed my personal adornment as a sort of lack of any adornment at all. I have an extremely modest sense of style. I prefer clothing with a limited amount of logos and designs (plain preferably), I like quiet colors and I like to be comfortable. I like clothes that have a casual fit, not too baggy or tight. I have never been flashy nor have I sought out an attention-grabbing appearance. I keep my hair very short and simple and I cut it regularly. I do not have any tattoos or piercings. I do not wear any jewelry, watches, or glasses (including sun glasses). I prefer a very safe and conservative appearance, one that does not stand out or draw unwanted attention.
I believe my modest personal adornment is a result of my upbringing and the values I have adopted from my family. I am not religious so I do not have any adornment practices that are encouraged or discouraged as a result of any religious beliefs. I come from a white middle class family and I grew up in a safe and clean suburban area. My family always encouraged a clean and neat appearance, and my own appearance, even now that I live away from home, reflects that influence. My family also encouraged academic and financial success. C.R. Sanders wrote concerning attractive people, “their chances of economic success are greater, and they are consistently defined by others as being of high moral character” (Sanders, 1989). When I read that line in Sanders’ book I thought that it applied to me. Growing up I was encouraged to dress in such a way that I would be accepted rather than held back because of my appearance. For example, at one point I considered getting my ears pierced and my father told me not to because it was unprofessional and it would inhibit my career. Accordingly, I made the decision not to get my ears pierced.
My personal adornment is also indicative of my personality. I am a modest, slightly shy and socially aware individual. My appearance matches my personality. My appearance and the choices I make support my values and are indicative of my personality. The decisions I make are usually relatively safe and low-risk. I am aware the affect my appearance has on peoples’ perception of me and I dress in such a way that they perceive as I wish to be seen. Clean, conservative, normal and successful.
Obviously a lot goes into the word “normal”. My definition of normal is a result of my peer community, which white, American, Christian, middleclass community. Again, I am not religious, but most of the people I associate with are so many of their values and perceptions of normal are extended to me. For example, while I do not think there is anything morally wrong with the use of recreational drugs, I have always refrained from participating in such activities because of what is considered normal in my peer community. My peers believe it is immoral either for religious or legal reasons and because of they are an integral part of my community I am aware of their values and beliefs. I am aware of what they consider to be normal and I tend to act and dress accordingly.
My level of adornment has changed over the years. When I was younger I was much more bold and loud with my sense of style than I am now. At one point I had bleacher blond hair that I spiked with hair jell. I preferred relatively flashier clothes than I do now. I think as I have grown I have become more socially aware in such a way that I dress more conservatively to avoid any negative responses. Sanders said that, “Those who choose to modify their bodies in ways that violate appearance norms—or reject culturally prescribed alterations—risk being defined as socially or morally inferior” (Sanders, 1989). While I have never consciously been worried about being perceived as morally inferior, I am afraid to be considered socially inferior or to be socially rejected. So in a sense, my modest appearance is a result of a desire to fit in and to have a sense of security. I seek a sense of security in almost all aspects of my life. Even my choice of career, accounting, is considered one of the top fields for job security.
Sanders, C. R. (1989). Introduction: Body Alteration, Artistic Production, and the Social World of Tattooing. In Customizing the Body (Chap. 1). Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
REFLECTION:
(Picture chosen as an example of personal adornment)
In this assignment I discussed my own personal adornment and appearance and how that is reflective of my values, personality, upbringing, and my peer community. I described my appearance as what I know to be normal, neat and conservative. I discussed how my appearance is a result of my upbringing because I was raised in a family that taught me to be neat and conservative. My relatively shy personality makes me uneasy about being socially rejected. Sanders said that, “Those who choose to modify their bodies in ways that violate appearance norms—or reject culturally prescribed alterations—risk being defined as socially or morally inferior” (Sanders, 1989). Simply put, I try to avoid taking that risk. I also noted that my appearance is a result of my peer community because not only do I dress according to my own values, but to those of my peers as well in order to avoid being excluded or rejected.
This assignment also helped me explore and learn how appearance is related to identity, belonging and personal values. I learned, and believe now, that an individual’s physical appearance is a indicative of deep sources of identity such as values, upbringing, peer community, culture, religion, and more. An individual’s appearance is the first thing that other people see and as a result it is the first thing they judge one on, whether consciously or not. In instances where a person’s appearance is not a reflection of their identity, they can be misconceived, misjudged, and misunderstood. That is why most people adorn themselves in such a way that it is truly representative of their identity because they want to be understood and correctly identified.
FUTURE:
I know that I have a very “safe” appearance and I know it is because of the value I place on security, but going forward I think I would like to be a little more expressive while maintaining my sense of security and conservativeness. The main take-away from this assignment, for me personally, is that while we can learn a lot about an individual based on how their appearance, it is important not to judge them because while their appearance may be reflective of their identity and background, we may not necessary understand their background enough to correctly identify them based on their appearance.
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