Analysis This is an oil on canvas painting by Frida Kahlo called Cropped Hair‚ made in 1940 at a size of 40x279cm. It is a self- portrait of her with a scissor in one hand and her hair creeping everywhere on the floor. As you can see in the painting‚ the fore ground busy because of the long dark hair that is laid all over the floor. In the middle ground of the portrait‚ it shows Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair‚ wearing an oversized suit‚ that by the looks of it isn’t hers while holding a serious
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Portraiture Case Study “Some of the most fascinating portraits are those that offer the viewer an emotional or psychological insight into their subject” Compare and contrast the work of THREE artists who have explored the genre of portraiture. A portrait is typically defined as a representation of a specific individual‚ such as the artist might meet in life. “It could be drawn‚ painted‚ sculpted or photographed. A portrait is usually a statement‚ made firstly by the sitter‚ who wishes to be seen
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personal statement that is reflective of the "self within" but still open to the interpretation of the viewer. The language of Art is like the body language on a persons face‚ the story is shown and emotion conveyed through the textures‚ colours and composition. The artists‚ Freydoon Rassouli‚ Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and and Vincent Van Gogh will be used to examine this principle. The works of these artists‚ are for them‚ a way of showing the self within. They take their emotions‚ influences
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1943This is yet another self-portrait in which Frida includes her pet monkeys. This painting was produced during her most prolific period‚ the early 1940s‚ in which she created several self-portraits. The background is one of tropical plants which is a common background theme used in many of her paintings.In this self-portrait Frida may be portraying herself in an academic setting. In the year this self-portrait was painted‚ Frida accepted a teaching position at the School of Painting and Sculpture
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Meeting Vincent van Gogh changed my life. At least that’s what I tell people when I describe falling in love with museums. I was twelve years old‚ visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts with my grandparents‚ when I locked eyes with van Gogh’s 1887 Self Portrait. I experienced a profound connection with history at that moment: although van Gogh had been dead for over a century‚ here we were‚ face to face. When I reported back to my classmates at the beginning of the following school year‚ I could not believe
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affected her mental state at all. In the years to come‚ frida embarked on many artistic projects‚ a lot of these being portraits. Although only portraits‚ these portraits strongly revealed her mental state at the time and the pain she had gone through. "I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best". An example of a work that reflects this is Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. Filled with a large pallet of symbols and meanings‚ this is one of fridas most prominent
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’Her Dress Hangs Here’: De-Frocking the Kahlo Cult Author(s): Oriana Baddeley Reviewed work(s): Source: Oxford Art Journal‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 1 (1991)‚ pp. 10-17 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1360274 . Accessed: 04/01/2013 16:44 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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of photographs taken by Lorraine Field. These pieces are categorized into self portraits‚ portraitures of landscapes and interior. Internal Differences 1 And 2 are the only pieces in this exhibition that depict a scenario indoors. Internal Differences 1 features Roger Field’s arm chair; internal Difference 2 features the bed Roger Field and Lorraine Field shared. The works Levelled Years 1-4 is another series of self portraits Fields took through the first year after the death of her husband (2013)
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At first‚ Rembrandt’s painting‚ Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp‚ appears to be a simple commissioned group portrait of the Surgeon Guild. However‚ there is much more to this painting than meets the eye. In reality‚ this portrait has an underlining motif about God and one’s self. Rembrandt sees death as something beautiful rather than a topic to avoid because man is the product of God’s greatness. Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp uses a strong composition‚ and focal point‚ and variation in
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Adolescent Self-Portrait Paper March 4th‚ 2013 BSHS/325 "When they were young teenagers‚ most of the participants had fairly healthy behaviors. What’s really alarming is how rapidly healthy practices declined by the time the participants reached young adulthood." — Christine Bachrach ("Adolescence Quotes | Quotes about Adolescence"‚ n.d.). Adolescence is a time to dramatic change‚ challenges‚ and growth‚ it is a miraculous that anyone survives
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