In my midterm, I decided to paint my own self-portrait using a photograph of myself as a guide, which ended up with me having paint all over my hands and wrists. For the final, the task was to somehow connect what we learned in the class as well as from the trip so I thought that was impossible without making a parody song. In the video, I referenced Cindy Sherman, Ana Mendieta, Shantell Martin, Ani Liu, and Andy Warhol. With the lyrics, I aimed to poke fun at how we present ourselves to others because of economy’s domination of social life. “The first stage of the economy’s domination of social life brought about an evident degradation of being into having — human fulfillment was no longer equated with what one was, but with what one possessed. The present stage, in which social life has become completely occupied by the accumulated productions of the economy, is bringing about a general shift from having to appearing — all “having” must now derive its immediate prestige and its ultimate purpose from appearances. At the same time all individual reality has become social, in the sense that it is shaped by social forces and is directly dependent on them. Individual reality is allowed to appear only insofar as it is not actually real” (The Society of the Spectacle). We pretend to have what we don’t. We cannot help but lie. We flaunt what we have for others to see what they don’t have. “The connections of personality and identity with material objects also make us into commodities” (The Art of Self Invention). We judge by what we see, so might as well accept it and say, “Judge me, yes!” "Men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at” (Ways of Seeing).
Lyrics to Judge me, Yes! - (Thank U, Next Parody)
Thought I’d end up with paint on my wrist, but I can’t
Took some selfies each week, now I look and laugh
Even found some new artists, and for Sherman, I'm thankful
Exposing our image filled culture
was like a chameleon
One used up blood, she captured nature
And she portrayed pain, Mendieta’s amazing
I’ve heard and I've learned
We judge by what we see
“Look what I have, look what you don't, b”
And for that I say
Judge me, yes! (x3)
I’m so effin’ grateful for my things
Judge me, yes! (x3)
Spent more time reading things
We don’t just write quotes for nothing
Plus sometimes she collects
Then we start up our discussions
I know they say, “You can't draw like that!”
This one said, “Nah”
Last name is Martin
Now she works with Puma
One used her mouth, She used bacteria,
And Liu was her name, now you might say, “it’s disgusting”
I've heard and I've learned
We judge by what we see
“Look what I have, look what you don't, b”
And for that I say,
Judge me, yes! (x3)
I'm so effin’ grateful for my things
Judge me, yes! (x3)
I'm so effin’ grateful for my things
Judge me, yes! (x3)
One day our image will convey, reality without distortion
Pretending to have what we don't
For example our fashion
Economy takes over all our lives
we can't help but lie
God forbid someone's watching
Least we don't look like trash
“I got so much stuff, I got so much money”
It’s time for my fame, Warhol said I get fifteen.
I've heard and I've learned
we Judge by what we see
Look deep inside, we’re all made of the same thing
And for that I say judge me yes
Judge me, yes! (x3)
I'm so effin’ grateful for my things
Judge me, yes! (x3)
I'm so effin’ grateful for my things
Judge me, yes! (x6)
Works Cited
Finkelstein, Joanne. The Art of Self Invention: Image and Identity in Popular Visual Culture. Tauris, 2007.
Debord, Guy. Society of the Spectacle. Black & Red, 2016.
Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. Penguin Group, 1972.
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