Picture credit: 'Self-Portrait' (2006) by Peter D'Alessandri
Self
Consider: How do you see yourself? How do you wish to present yourself to others?
From Wikipedia:
Art critic Galina Vasilyeva-Shlyapina separates two basic forms of the self-portrait: "professional" portraits, in which the artist is depicted at work, and "personal" portraits, which reveal moral and psychological features. She also proposes a more detailed taxonomy:
(1) the "insertable" self-portrait, where the artist inserts his or her own portrait into, for example, a group of characters related to some subject
(2) the "prestigious, or symbolic" self-portrait, where an artist depicts him- or herself in the guise of a historical person or religious hero
(3) the "group portrait" where artist is depicted with members of family or other real persons
(4) the "separate or natural" self-portrait, where the artist is depicted alone.
However it might be thought these classes are rather rigid; many portraits manage to combine several of them.
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Please note: The galleries may feature nudity and/or
sexually explicit material.
The prize:
The winner of the competition will be given a full years
WEB membership of Ovenden Contemporary, currently worth
£75.00 sterling. All entries will be featured in a special
online exhibition on our website from July 2009. The winner
will be notified by email following the selection in June
2009.
