Self-portrait

Portrait of Stella, written by Susan Wuthrich is a historical fiction novel involving intrigue, deception, and discovering the road to which one came from. Growing up, Jemima Ashton always believed her life was straight forward, lacking any skeletons in her family’s closet. However, as an adult she discovers that her knowledge of her family’s past is far from the truth, which in turn sends her off on a wild adventure through time. When Jemima Ashton attempts to renew her passport, she…

I consider myself, where I’ve been, where I am, and where I’m headed, I am doing well. I know that success in life won’t be easy, but I vow to never give up improving myself until I am satisfied with who I am. This will take me developing higher self-esteem, and also being more merciful towards myself while not growing complacent and settling under the bar. I am looking forward to finishing school, and having a successful career. Furthermore, I aspire to flourish at everything I touch in the…

so often alone and because I am the subject I know best’; This quote by Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo expresses the importance of the ‘self portrait’ and how critical they are to understanding an artist. They are the form in which many artists have come to be remembered, offering insights into their lives, surroundings, and even their state of mind. Self portraits have been used throughout time to advertise artistic skills, to practise craft, to explore their inner turmoils and desires. It also…

and principles in art help the audience towards what the artist is trying to communicate. In visiting the Northville Art House, there were many paintings from local artist on display, but one stood out. The paint is called Self-Portrait by Janet McClintock. The Self-Portrait painting got the attention with appearance…

which is double sided piece. This piece labeled Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is a beautiful painting of a man wearing a hat and on the other side of this painting is a work of art called Potato Peeler, which is of a woman peeling a potato. This piece went under investigation for a time being because there was controversy whether it was an actual Van Gogh original. After extensive review, the piece was indeed found to be a fake. Although the Self-Portrait double sided painting is a fake it is…

Daguerreotype portrait of Frederick Douglas (1847), Andy Warhol’s silkscreen Self-Portrait (1967) and Juliana Huxtable’s ink-jet photograph titled Untitled in the Rage…

During the 15th century portraiture was beginning to manifest in art. This genre of art began to become the main source of income for many Flemish artists (Kleiner, 555). Notably, portraits were usually used as gifts in order to insure remembrance or to assert higher authority. Flemish artists would embellish symbolic meanings in the details of their paintings. An example of this would be in Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin by Rogier Van Der Weyden, on the armrests it depicts Adam, Eve, and the…

Portrait painting thrived in the Netherlands with the increase in production driven by interest in the idea of personhood and the definition of the individual self. Portraits help document the development of a personal identity as it connects factors like marital status, class, and profession. A common portrait genre produced during the seventeenth century portrays their subjects with an impassive demeanor with little vigor. At first, these paintings may be evaluated as lacking “personality” or…

The painting “Self-Portrait on the Border Between Mexico and the United States” by Frida Kahlo represents the sharp contrasts of two neighboring countries. The painting is about a growing industrial United States with the contrast of the falling of Mexico. She paints herself in a pink dress on top of a pedestal in between the countries. The impression on the painting is that the painter is unwelcoming with the new changes. She is Mexican; therefore, her heritage can be seen by the flag. Her…

royalty, religious figures, and today with the advancements in technology, portraits are taken and shared with the world instantly. What defines a portrait is debatable; portraits can show a person’s true personality, or show who they want to be, that’s all up to the artist. Many cultures have different styles of creating portraits and the biggest difference between cultures is the way they choose to show the subject of the portraits. Venus of Willendorf from Willendorf Austria is an early…