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Sexton 1I. Phenomenological Description and InterpretationAll five of the archetypal shapes are in my self-portrait. premier(prenominal) of altogether, the outside appearance is that of a square of rectangle. I feel that people who do not know me do not perceive any of the characteristics that the another(prenominal) shapes represent. Stability is the only characteristic represented by the shapes that people perceive of me. Inside my stable world is a circle in the middle of the toilet of the buffet. Within the circle is a triangle. This represents how spirituality is the center of my inner self and I find balance within my spirituality. Coming up from the center of the quoin is a spiral. As the spiral reaches its apex, there is an equidistant cross. This represents how I am constantly growing in order to reach a critical decision-making cartridge clip of my life (what I want to do for the rest of my life). All of the Yoruba chromatics ware been used in portraying my persona lity. But the most abundant type by far is dudu. The majority of the inside of my box are colors of brown, black, and gray. These colors show how I am very practical and down to earth. People who do not know me see me as down to earth and this does not change even when one gets to know me. The person at the bottom of the box has all three types on him. This represents how at some point in time my close friends see all the personality traits (aloof, passionate, and practical). The inside of the circle at the bottom of the box is colored orange. This shows how I am more passionate when it comes to my spirituality. The inside of the triangle is colored shades of red and blue. This shows how I am passionate, further cool since I have found a balance.Sexton 2The color contrast of my self-portrait is very weak. There are no strong contrasts surrounded by light and dark. I am not dramatic or intense by any means. The weak contrast in colors illustrates how I have a subtle personality. Th e lack of pastel colors shows that I do not have a delicate personality.The line directions in my self-portrait are all horizontal and vertical. The majority of the direction is horizontal, which shows how my personality is very passive. The vertical lines show that I have a stable personality as well as the potential to be dynamic.