Narcissus -- The Evolution of Self-portraits in Image Times

DOI

10.2991/icessms-16.2017.118How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Image Times, self-consciousness, self-portraits, evolution.

Abstract

Self-portraits derive from portraiture. Initially, artists painted self-portraits to prove their identities; then, they used these paintings to show their unique personalities and life experiences. The psychological foundations of self-portraits are human's self-consciousness and their eternal pursuit of self-actualization. In Image Times, the popular and convenient image technology changes people's viewing patterns and the expressive forms of self-portraits. In Image Times, artists choose different ways to create self-portraits. Some artists, like Lucian Freud, still use mirrors to draw self-portraits; some artists such as Xiao-dong Liu use photos instead of mirrors; painters include Li-jun Fang and Min-jun Yue create hidden self-portraits; artists like Cindy Sherman and Nan Goldin directly use photography techniques; meanwhile, as the new form of self-portrait, selfies in social networks become popular carnival.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 2nd International Conference on Education, Social Science, Management and Sports (ICESSMS 2016)
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