The On self-image and contemporaneity

From painted self-portrait to selfie. Gesture. Time. Feeling

Abstract

In nowadays global times, artists have detached themselves from traditional media, such as Painting and Sculpture, and are now using diverse materials and plural mechanisms of expression. Everyday common objects are currently used in new spaces of artistic communication such as art markets, biennales and galleries, rather than museums.At present, artists are prioritizing public attention using photography, video, installations and performances. This occurs in a culture of the moment with no space for identity concerns or critical thinking and where the definition of work of artis fading.The author suggests a reflection on there lation between a painted self-portrait and a selfie.