hannahsirulnickart
Self and Self
Title: Self and Self
Year: 2015
Medium: Graphite and Pen
Size: 18” x 12”
Description:
This work juxtaposes a directed self-portrait in graphite that I made in my AP Studio class with a self-directed automatist response that I made later. The theme is what we lose by focusing solely on visual accuracy: the second piece captures my unconscious, while the first is more an attempt to render the self I present to the world. The lines created through automatism intersect and create complex patterns that reflect the complexity of the self.
Self and Self
Title: Self and Self
Year: 2015
Medium: Graphite and Pen
Size: 18” x 12”
Description:
This work juxtaposes a directed self-portrait in graphite that I made in my AP Studio class with a self-directed automatist response that I made later. The theme is what we lose by focusing solely on visual accuracy: the second piece captures my unconscious, while the first is more an attempt to render the self I present to the world. The lines created through automatism intersect and create complex patterns that reflect the complexity of the self.