Seth Phelps Cultural Self Portraits 2/7/15 For my cultural self portrait I decided to use the traits and surroundings from the Maori tribe in New Zealand. The Maori tribe has very interesting clothing‚ hairstyles‚ and body adornments. Clothing‚ adornments and even hairstyles showed a lot about a person’s status‚ and fine clothes could enhance a person’s’ power and or authority. Traditionally‚ Māori made their clothes and adornments from
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Each artist is an individual with a unique style‚ and although these styles can be similar in practice the individuality of the artist often proves the discriminating factor for a successful artwork. Self-portraits are beneficial when looking at the individuality of the artist as there are two aspects to look at the artist’s style‚ and the artist’s view of him/herself. The latter can provide a brief insight into the mental situation of the artist as well as any apparent influencing factors of
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The series of potraiture works by Georgette Chen titled “Eugene Chen‚ 1940” and ”Self Portrait‚ 1946” are representatives of how artistic elements and the composition of the work used by an artist can establish an emotional connection with the audience. Through these elements‚ the personalities‚ character‚ status of the individual in these portraiture works can be felt strongly by the audience. In addition‚ as time passes‚ Georgette Chen’s shift in artistic expression and stylistic approaches can
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Being Your Best Self Being your best self can mean a lot of things to different people‚ but what does it mean to me? To me it means being your own Superman. It means to be everything you can possibly be; to be confident in yourself‚ in not only looks but knowing you can do anything. It means to help everyone; to be kind‚ caring‚ and sweet. Being your best self means to be happy and live your life. Confidence means having faith in yourself in many ways. It means to know you are beautiful in
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myself. I don’t normally explore the self in my art‚ as I don’t find myself particularly inspiring. I believe fantasy‚ political ideals or modern issues are much more interesting to create art about than what I like to do for fun or my personality. However‚ the theme did help me to focus on the execution of each piece. Since I had a basic idea to work with already‚ I could narrow down my ideas from a smaller list instead of infinitely working to come up with the best piece like I normally do. I always
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understand the broad subject of The Triple Self-Portrait‚ a portrait that made it onto The Saturday Evening Post. They use a concrete concept which helps the readers to see the portrait mentally when seeing it physically may not be an option. Authors Rosen and Zerner give insight on every aspect of the portrait. They help readers to understand by taking the writing step-by-step with the claim of the portrait‚ the layout‚ content‚ and detail of the portrait. As the writing reaches its conclusive point
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| Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett | | | 7/2/2013 | Museum Visit Assignment | | | Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett Museum visit assignment The Mint Museum in Charlotte‚ NC is a timeless building and a work of art itself. The building was designed with a contemporary style and is an outward expression of its artistic‚ belongings inside. I visited the Museum on Tuesday‚ July 02‚ 2013‚ at around 2 in the afternoon. I was within the museum for about 2 ½ hours‚ observing
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article “Look at me – Self Portrait Photography after Cindy Sherman” by Jennifer Dalton‚ Dalton argues that there are three young artists‚ “each grappling with his or her own face‚ identity‚ and vanity‚” (Dalton‚ 47) who are all working with self portraiture. In Dalton’s opinion‚ these artists are exceptionally talented‚ and are overcoming the shadow cast by their “distinguished precursor” (Dalton‚ 47). Nikki S‚ Lee is the first artist Dalton mentions‚ and is described as a “self-camouflage artist
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Gee! What did your teacher mean by asking you to write a portrait essay? Is it possible to write a portrait? What portrait should you write? Well‚ first‚ stop panicking because of your portrait essay. Second‚ your teacher wants you to prepare a normal essay‚ where you should describe someone or something just like an artist would do it. Sure‚ if you have never prepared a portrait essay before‚ you have a lot of questions. Yet‚ we are ready to answer some of them and provide a couple of ideas
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Lyonel Feininger Self Portrait is oil on canvas painting. The painting is an image of Lyonel Feininger. Lyonel painted the Self Portrait in 1915 during the world war. The painting is a part of the modern art time period. In the paper I will attempt to place Lyonel Feininger Self Portrait into its cultural context. Lyonel Feininger is a German-American artist‚ who was born and Raised in New York. Both of lyonel parent were German musicians‚ expecting their son lyonel to become a concert violinist
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