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The Self-Portrait (Paperback)
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The Self-Portrait (Paperback)
Series: Art Essentials
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Loot Price R309
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Self-portraiture shows no sign of losing its ability to capture the
public imagination. Given our current proclivity to snap and share
'selfies' in seconds, it is unsurprising to find a renewed interest
in the genre among general audiences and students. Self-portraits
have the power to illuminate a range of universal concerns, from
identity, purpose and authenticity, to frailty, futility and
mortality. In this volume, curator Natalie Rudd expertly casts
fresh light on the self-portrait and its international appeal,
exploring the historical contexts within which self-portraits have
proliferated and considering the meanings they hold today. With
commentaries on works by artists ranging from Jan van Eyck and
Artemisia Gentileschi to Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo
and Jenny Saville, the book explores the emotive and expressive
potential of self-portraiture, and its capacities to distance or to
demystify. Can self-portraits offer windows into artistic process?
Is there ever a singular identity to be captured? Is it necessary
for a self-portrait to depict the human form? In her vibrant and
timely discussion, Rudd dissects these and other important
questions, revealing the shifting faces of individuality and
selfhood in an age where we are interrogating notions of personal
identity more than ever before. With 97 illustrations in colour
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