Self portraits have never really been something I enjoyed drawing, I barely like the way I look and trying to recreate myself through a drawing or painting it doesn't really resonate well. I'm talking more about the traditional style of self portraits, where it must capture your likeness by just actually looking exactly like you. Whether it'd be myself or someone else's self portrait, I find that they tend to be boring. I do find the more expressionistic approach to a self portrait, where it plays more with the idea of how you feel you look like. It's definitely more stylistic and it conveys much more through the colors and shapes used.
Bernard Buffet
Lucian Freud
Bryan Charnley
Bryan Charnley
Bryan Charnley was a schizophrenic which makes for a very interesting self portrait because, well he's a schizo. There's a lot more to take away from these pieces and it's a shit ton more fun to look at.
Rafael Zabaleta
I like your commentary and insights, but I can't help but feel this blog post lacks cohesion. You didn't really explain what you felt about any of the artists other than Charnley.
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woah ! i love the pieces that you chose for this blog they are very different from the self portraits i chose. I like how you talked about how self portraits tend to be difficult for you to make because of your perception on how you look. this is an interesting post walt
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