Duality: an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism. (Oxford Dictionary definition)

 

In this unit, imaginative portraits were created based on the concept of duality within the self. Students will explore 2 opposing aspects of a chosen subject's personality through mixed media materials.

 

This project aims to encourage intuitive making and experimentation of materials. Students will move away from a rigid, photorealistic method of representation and consider different ways of capturing the essence of a person. They will explore the concepts of portraiture, while considering if the use of colours, shapes and objects can express more of a person than a simple representation of their physical form.