自画像 (Self-Portrait)
"Before, I've never actually known the meaning of 'SELF-PORTRAIT' although I've heard about it aplenty, however, this assignment has no doubt given a new meaning to the way I see what a 'Self Portrait' of myself is supposed to be like...or anyone else's for that matter..."~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
To start off, through my research, a SELF-PORTRAIT is in short, a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist himself. It's no surprise that we are familiar with self-portrait painters such as:
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| Vincent Van Gogh (1889)
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/self/ |
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| Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1661) http://parkwestgallery.wordpress.com/category/artists-special-collections/rembrandt-van-rijn/page/4/ However, in my opinion, these self-portraits are rather ordinary, although they are still beautiful. Halfway through my research, I've discovered some interesting and unique self-portraits that experiments with different techniques/elements such as : (by painters) |
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| WLADIMIR BARANOFF-ROSSINE (1907)
http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/exhib/lenta/exhibition2007/exhibition211/photos |
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| LUCAS SAMARAS (1973) [using polaroid]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%27Photo-Transformation%27,_Polaroid_SX-70_print_by_Lucas_Samaras,_1973,_Getty_Museum.jpg |
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| NADAR AUTOPORTRAIT TOURNANT (1865) http://colettesaintyves.tumblr.com/post/712150428/gaspard-felix-tournachon-dit-nadar-autoportrait
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| MARC CHAGALL (1913)
http://popularseven.blogspot.com/2010/10/marc-chagall-and-7.html |
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| PABLO PICASSO (1972) http://joshuaabelow.blogspot.com/2010/04/self-portrait-1972-pablo-picasso.html 
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FRANCIS BACON (1969)
Getting my inspiration from painters PICASSO, BACON, ROSSINE &CHAGALL, whose artwork contains similar characteristics,I have decided to create my own SELF-PORTRAIT using the 'Collage' method (classic art), because the self-portraits of the said painters are depicted in an such an abstract (organic & inorganic) way, comparing to the ones done by Rembrant/Van Gogh. Through their artwork, they have shown an understanding of themselves from a refreshing perspective, in other words, they dare to explore new ideas!
What I'm trying to say is that I want to create a self-portrait containing qualities that represents my identity, of course in my own unique way. I think that it's also simple yet pleasant to the eyes. =)
SO, here is my final outcome!=D
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| VANESSA VERA WONG (2012) |
I ended up creating this self-portrait by combining physical traits of my families' faces with my own. Fact is, without my parents, I wouldn't exist and my phenotype is the result of their union, right? So, as you can see, the left eye is made up of my mother's. And the right eyebrow is made up of my sister's (which we both have in common : thick eyebrows). And the nose that you see belongs to my dad, because I realized that I inherited it from him. Then, the facial area (mouth) from the cheek to the chin, belongs to my sister as well. Even after using certain facial parts that aren't originally mine, I have succeeded in creating a self-portrait that looks quite like myself and yet without altering too much of WHAT I THINK I AM/identity. Furthermore, I have used the collage style which can be considered a 'classic art' as it has been used for a long time and I had added an AZTEC pattern for the background to represent what I like. =D
SO I HOPE THAT YOU LIKED THIS SELF-PORTRAIT OF MINE, BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE A SELF-PORTRAIT OF MYSELF =D AND IT WAS QUITE FUN & INTERESTING TO THINK OF DIFFERENT MEDIAS TO PORTRAY MYSELF...=D
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