- What is a self portrait? A portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.
- How many self portraits did Rembrandt paint during his life? 80 known self-portraits
- What is Rembrandt known for? Painting
- Find (google) a self portrait of Rembrandts and post here:
- What is the title, name and year it was created? 20th century
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- Who is Frida Khalo? Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
- What caused her to learn to paint? Kahlo was deeply influenced by indigenous Mexican culture, which is apparent in her use of bright colors and dramatic symbolism. She frequently included the symbolic monkey. … She combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with surrealist renderings.
- What does she paint about?She Painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism
- Find a self portrait painting of Frida Khalo’s (google) and post here:
- What is the title and year of the self portrait? “Me and My Parrots”1941
- Who is Jean- Michel Basquiat? Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement
- Find a photograph of Jean- Michel Basquiat (google) and post here.
- What is his style known for? (article) Neo-Expressionist painter
- Find a self portrait of his (google) and post here:
- What is the title, and year of the artwork?” Nows the time”1984
Time to synthesize this information….
- Find 3 self portraits you like. Google “Self Portrait” artist or “Self portrait photographer” or “Famous Self Portraits”
- Can be paintings or photographs. You will be creating a self portrait. For each write a couple sentences about what you like about each one.
Plan out your idea:
- How will your self portrait look? It will look like a blurring but scratchy texture to my face
- Color or black and white or both?
- Any symbolic items in your self portrait?
- What mood or feeling do you want to convey?