Portraiture
Frida Kahlo's portraiture work often featured herself as the subject matter. She painted realistic versions of herself, usually surrounded by plants and animals, with a neutral face expression. She got into her portraiture work as her health was deteriorating, which could be a reason why the mood of the paintings seem somber. Despite the bright colors and fantastical settings, Frida's expressions give the paintings as a whole a gloomy mood.
Rembrandt created around 100 portraits of himself in his lifetime, each one done very realistically and portraying an uncanny likeness to his actual self. Unlike Kahlo's work, Rembrandt painted what he saw, not adding anything extra to his paintings other than what was actually there. His work is more realistic with less of a personal flair added to it.
Pablo Picasso started off his life doing realistic self portraits, which gradually evolved into more unique and psychedelic pieces as he grew older. Picasso became less interested in replicating an exact likeness and instead started focusing more on the shape and form of his face and how to turn that into a unique and individual creation.
An artist's self portrait doesn't have to be an exact likeness of their actual self. A self portrait is merely the artist's interpretation of his or herself illustrated. Take Picasso's work, for example. As he grew older and became more in touch with himself and his inner feelings, his paintings strayed from his original realistic approach and became works that, while less realistic, conveyed more movement and feeling.
Rembrandt created around 100 portraits of himself in his lifetime, each one done very realistically and portraying an uncanny likeness to his actual self. Unlike Kahlo's work, Rembrandt painted what he saw, not adding anything extra to his paintings other than what was actually there. His work is more realistic with less of a personal flair added to it.
Pablo Picasso started off his life doing realistic self portraits, which gradually evolved into more unique and psychedelic pieces as he grew older. Picasso became less interested in replicating an exact likeness and instead started focusing more on the shape and form of his face and how to turn that into a unique and individual creation.
An artist's self portrait doesn't have to be an exact likeness of their actual self. A self portrait is merely the artist's interpretation of his or herself illustrated. Take Picasso's work, for example. As he grew older and became more in touch with himself and his inner feelings, his paintings strayed from his original realistic approach and became works that, while less realistic, conveyed more movement and feeling.
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