For me, the idea of self portraits have always had a connotation of old, Impressionist artists that all painted very proper people centered in their canvas with an aristocratic presence. While this is exceptional art, I haven't had much interest in making that. I feel like the best way to express myself in an artistic manner would be through a contemporary, modern theme, and my examples of self portraiture reflect this. In preparation for the Scholastic 144 project, I've been scanning the MoMA website as well as other art pieces online. With the theme "Expressive Selfie", it is described as an artistic challenge to "use different processes to create an expressive self portrait." Here is some inspiration I have found so far. Piet Van Den Boog.This example of a self portrait interested me because of its use of mixed media that I am not familiar with (oil paints and chemical corrosion). The texture is also visually appealing. I like the mix of geometric shapes with the different values and the play on color and interest with his brain and mind (Image courtesy of www.vandenboog.com) Vesa Aaltonen.These images of portraits particularly sparked my interest because of the use of space by picturing the subjects at different angles and centering techniques. The first portrait specifically inspired me because it really showcased the photographers' philosophy of self image, and made me relate to it as I am a runner too. The medium itself also inspired me to try out different types of media, as my experience with photography has been limited and I think exploring different types of systems and types of photography would really expand my artistic thinking (Images courtesy www.aaltonenvesa.com). Agnes Cecile.This series of portraits attracted me because of the light handedness the artist expresses. The light strokes of a hard pencil and the mix of watercolor inspires me. The play on the structure of the figure itself is cool because it is a departure from the traditional stature of a figure. One of my favorite characteristics of these pieces is the use of a splattering technique that I played around with a lot as a kid. The negative space also gives you another dimension to the art but also the person the art portrays itself.
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