Portrait Portraits usually show what a person looks like as
well as revealing something about the subject's personality.
Portraits can be made of any sculptural material or in any
two-dimensional medium. Portraiture is the field of portrait making
and portraits in
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Artists on Portraiture "Every portrait that is painted with
feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." Oscar
Wilde (1854-1900) The point on which we differ is one which a long
experience of portrait painting has made me perfectly familiar-I
have very often been reproached with giving a hard expression to
ladies' portraits, especially when I have retained some look of
intelligence in a face." John Singer Sargent, undated letter
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Famous Portraits http://photok12.org/?q=node/4 Che
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Portraits The Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci When do we have our
portrait taken? (not just our picture taken, but a portrait done?)
Senior portraits Birthday Holidays Engagement Weddings
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Portraiture Why do you suppose we have our portrait taken at
these significant times in our lives?
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Self-Portraits A portrait done of the artist, by the artist. If
a portrait reveals something about the subject, can a self portrait
do the same thing? Why or why not? Can a self-portrait be
introspectivealmost to the point of invasiveness?
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Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh painted many, many self
portraits during his career.
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Vincent Van Gogh Knowing what you do about VanGoghcutting the
ear off, never sold a painting in his life, etc do you see any of
that reflected in his self-portraits?
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Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was a fiercely independent woman she
was in a crippling bus accident as teen which shaped the rest of
her life and is reflected in much of her work.
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Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was not an unattractive woman, why
might she have depicted herself as less attractive, or more
masculine than she really was? Why did she leave the
mono-brow?
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Frida Kahlo
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Chuck Close Chuck close was originally a photorealistic painter
this is a painting, believe it or not! Chuck Close, "Big
Self-Portrait", 1967-1968 acrylic on canvas 107 1/2 x 83 1/2
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Chuck Close Unfortunately, at the height of his career he
experienced a brain aneurism that left him partially paralyzed, and
still leaves him wheel chair bound.
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Chuck Close He has changed his style, but not his subject
matter, he still continues to paint world famous portraits and
self-portraits.
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Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley cannot be forgotten when discussing
the fine art of portraiture.