The On self-image and contemporaneity

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

Authors

  • Maria Emília Vaz Pacheco ARTIS-Instituto de História da Arte da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/2i.2033

Keywords:

image, sel-portrait, selfie, self-representation, narcissism, medium

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.

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Published

2019-12-20

How to Cite

Pacheco, M. E. V. (2019). The On self-image and contemporaneity: From painted self-portrait to selfie. Gesture. Time. Feeling. Journal 2i: Identity and Intermediality Studies, 1(Especial), 81–91. https://doi.org/10.21814/2i.2033