There must be a purpose for us to be born as there are numerous reasons for existence for every being. To find my life purpose, I chose self-portrait as a tool to find out and express who I am. Self-portraiture is an art genre that reflects and illust...
There must be a purpose for us to be born as there are numerous reasons for existence for every being. To find my life purpose, I chose self-portrait as a tool to find out and express who I am. Self-portraiture is an art genre that reflects and illustrates the times and at the same time, its an appropriate genre to examine how ones identity is expressed in a certain logical formation. A Self-portrait shows an artists true self upon which the artists every opinion is reflected since it develops along with the artists growth and influences the ideas and images of his work.
The expressions of the inner self that I try to convey in my self-portraits are examined in this study. In addition, it studies the fundamental significance of self-portraits and how both the self and inner life have been illustrated in self-portraiture. In accordance with the purpose, it analyzes and explores the background, progress, as well as the traits of expressive techniques and methods of my work.
I produced self-portraits from 2006 to 2008 and I was the theme, as well as my subject matter, in my work. It started from identifying who I was and rather reflected my perspectives that both confirmed and revealed the true identity of my inner self rather than simply depicting the outer image of me. To recognize my inner self and to deliver characteristic, authentic self-portraits that portray self-consciousness, I wanted to create a formatively exquisite image by using new medium, photographs, repetition and other visually experiencing techniques.
This study consists of three chapters. The first chapter reviews both the origin and history of self-portraits and has examples of works of classical meaning, including masterpieces of portraits and self-portraits and then examines the meaning of self-portraiture. It also estimates both the value and meaning of the self-portrait in contemporary art and compares selective artists works. Chapter 2 defines the concept of self in a theoretical aspect and interprets what kind of inner world other artists express through the form of self-portrait. To link it to my work, Chapter 3 elucidates how the inner world is portrayed in my work, based on the background and progress of work. It analyzes the distinctive nature of the medium in formation and expression techniques. It further demonstrates how I describe my inner side in self-portraits through examples and analysis.
The purpose of my work is to find myself in the ceaselessly changing flow of society, invent my own language as I change accordingly with the times and to grow by communicating and sharing with others through the progress of my journey. I will continuously build and develop my own esthetic foundation with efforts to define my identity and to pursue an inquiry into inner world through an analysis of my work.