Self Portrait

Does Your Picnic Basket Define You?

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Whitney Houston, Video, Still Life, San Francisco Artists, Libby Black, Gay Artists, Female Artists, Slidepollajax, Self Portrait, Marx & Zavattero, Arts News

Libby Black is a Berkeley-based artist who first became known for her DIY renditions of luxury products and brands. Kate Spade and caviar were her sub...

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Artist Paints During His Decline From Alzheimer's

Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: William Utermohlen, Alzheimer's Disease, Video, Art, Dementia, Aging, Brain Health, Decline, Self-Portrait, Alzheimer's, London, Arts News

For over twelve years, William Utermohlen's mind slowly unraveled. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1995, and "from that moment on, he beg...

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Why Is This Woman Hurling Into Men?

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Photography, I Throw Myself at Men, Lilly Mcelroy, Self-Portrait, Feminist Art, Feminist Photography, Feminists, Feminist Artists, Gender Roles, Arts News

Artist Lilly McElroy throws herself at men. The 32-year-old Angeleno has crossed the country photographing herself doing just that, for a photo se...

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Photographer Takes Her Bathtub Everywhere

Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Photography, Mariko Sakaguchi, Portrait Bathtubs, Japanese Art, Self Portrait, Arts News

There's nothing more relaxing after a long day at the office than taking a dip in a nice, hot bath. Unless of course, you are photographing your naked...

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Eleven for Eleven: Damien Hirst's Controversial Worldwide Exhibition

Artlog | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Damien Hirst, Art Auction, Notorious, Art, Self-Portrait, Auction, British Airways, Madison Avenue, Rachel Howard, Painting, Damien Hirst Auction, Larry Gagosian, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News
Artlog

Damien Hirst is coming to a town near you. In fact, his spot paintings will be on view at all eleven of the famous Gagosian galleries. On the occasion of the opening, Artlog.com provides you with eleven facts about the notorious spot paintings.

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The Anti-Stuff Holiday Gift: My Son Reacts

Barbara Becker | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Holidays, Parenting, Holiday Gifts, Family, Art, Kids Art Class, Art Class Story, Self-Portrait, Art Class Gift, Parents News
Barbara Becker

It was a very risky idea, given how much he wanted Beats headphones and a Wii. But this past week I gave my tween-age son his holiday present, choosing to surprise him with the gift of an experience over a thing.

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Self Portrait (PHOTOS)

Katherine Squier | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Photography, Woman, Photographs, Slidefreestyle, Self-Awareness, Self-Portrait, Slidepollajax, Photos, Exposure, Documentation, Arts News
Katherine Squier

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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Rembrandt!

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Birthdays, Dutch Golden Age, Painting, Artist Birthday, The Night Watch, Dutch, Dutch Art, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Northern Renaissance, Portraiture, Art, The Prodigal Son, Rembrandt Birthday, Rembrandt, Portraits, Portrait, Self Portrait, Arts News

Happy birthday to Rembrant van Rijn, who was born today, the 15th of July in 1606. A prominent painter and etcher of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrant is...

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The Outside Insider: New Work by Taravat Talepasand

Gabrielle Selz | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Women, Pinocchio, Van Eyke, Men, The Corrupt Minority, Painting, America, Culture, Iran, Steven-Zevitas, Renaissance, Sex, Burka, Art, Gallery, Taravat Talepasand, Self Portrait, Hookah, Iranian American Art, Iranian Women, Iranian Art, Arts News
Gabrielle Selz

Image-making is by definition always a process of objectification; Iranian-American artist Taravat Talepasand extends this process by incorporating the use of self-portraiture into her work.

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Levi Van Veluw's Macabre & Humorous Self-Portraits

Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Photography, Cindy Sherman, Self Image, Hanna Liden, Gillian Wearing, Film, Levi Van Veluw, Studio Visit, Self Portrait, Beautiful/Decay, Mask, Arts News

(Via Beautiful/Decay) Upon first viewing Levi Van Veluw’s photography, my mind immediately drew parallels to the resurgence in the interest in the ...

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Warhol $40M Self-Portrait Headed To Auction

AP | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Art Auction, Christie Post-War and Contemporary Sale, New York, Pop Art, Self-Portrait, Warhol, Auction, Green Car Crash, Painting, Amy Cappellazzo, Portrait, Arts News

NEW YORK -- A 1986 self-portrait by Andy Warhol that was among the last of his paintings to be exhibited while he was alive is heading for the auction...

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Self-Portraits: When Artists Turn Their Gaze Inward

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Caravaggio, Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, Albrecht Durer, Self-Portrait, James Ensor, Velasquez, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Nadar, Vigee-Lebrun, Video, Arts News
Jane Chafin

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Unfinished Self

Amy Bernays | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fine Art, Bernays, Paintings, Works of Art, Work-of-Art, Self-Portrait, Arts, People, Painting, Arts News
Amy Bernays

I want my self portrait to be done while I am pregnant. My current body shape may be a transitory state; I look like I swallowed a watermelon; but it is a fitting one for this project.

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How "Real People" Help Promote Fashion

Daria Shualy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Social Media, American Apparel, Sense of Fashion, Fashion Marketing, Self Portrait, Mirit Weinstock, Fashion Trends, Trend Setters, Style News
Daria Shualy

As leading fashion labels have started favoring celebrities to models, younger labels are tapping into the vast pool of "real people" and using them as models.

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