Contextual Studies: September 2012

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Biodegradable stuff only!

Continuing my search on find the answer to this very big question, What is 'Self- Portrait'?. Mr Charles have decided that the entire class (all 26 of us) to do our very own self-potrait with only things you can find around your house (no buying is allowed). So let us begin!

STEP ONE :- take a picture of yourself.

- Original -

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- After it went through intense editing in the phone-

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STEP TWO :- Start sketching the shape of your head on to the paper. Once your done start coloring or gluing stuff on the paper and it should look some thing like this.

- Natural Self by Munira (2012) -

I decided to only use things that comes from trees so I choose a paper that was not white ( it's kinds grayish ), the outline for my face are all small twigs that I got from cutting a big tree at my house, my 'curly' hair is made out of dried leaves also comes from the same tree. My T-shirt is made from a special tree bark that comes off on it own and for my background I use small leaves that are still on their branches to give you that natural effect and feel.

*Note:- this is not fully done yet! it is still in the stage of editing and trying stuff on it. Like what Mr Charles said 'you don't have to rush, take your time to finish it'

Self-Portrait

When I first heard Mr Charles said self-portrait, the first thing that comes in my mind is ‘camwhore’ aka people who likes to take pictures of themselves. For example :-

- Myself by Munira (2010) -

Self-portraits in my point of view are paintings or picture of the artist by the artist.

According to Wikipedia, A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by the artist. Self-portrait has been here since the earliest of times but it was around since the mid-15^th century (early renaissance) when it was really got popular. ‘Portrait of a man in a Turban’ by Jan van Eyck of 1433 may well be the earliest known pane self-portrait.

- ‘Portrait of a man in a Turban’ by Jan van Eyck (1433) -

Self-portrait may also be a portrait of the artist, or a portrait including in a larger work, including a group portrait. Many painters are said to have included depictions of specific individuals, including themselves, in painting figures in religious or other types of composition.

Other examples of self portraits by other artist :-