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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Ryan Foley Humanities 101 Self Portrait Paper September 28‚ 2013 Born April 15‚ 1452 in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci‚ was born with no surname his full name being "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci"‚ meaning "Leonardo‚ son of (Mes)ser Piero from Vinci." Little is known of Leonardo’s early up bringing besides him spending his first five years of life in the household of his father‚ grandparents and uncle‚ Francesco‚ in the small town of Vinci. His father had married a sixteen-year-old girl
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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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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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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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Yasumasa Morimura The Man Yasumasa Morimura was born on the 11th of June 1951. Today he is a well-known Japanese artist whom appropriates famous images by incorporating himself into the images. He does so with the firm believe that “all people have a common desire for transformation”. Morimura’ artworks involve maintaining the original image of another place and/or person but replacing the face of a subject with his own. By doing so he is subtly demonstrating to the audience how everything is
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"The Little Deer"‚ by Frida Kahlo‚ caught the attention right away. her love of nature and the world as one of her primary sources of inspiration. This painting is one of the many symbolic representations of Frida’s naturalist persona. Frida‚ as the deer‚ is a creature of nature. She’s innocent‚ and she’s organic. She looks poised and proud as an animal‚ and although the representation is surreal and strange-feeling‚ it conveys a sense of emotion and imaginative thought that makes it enjoyable to
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