Artist's Self Portraits

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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In his fascinating survey, art historian Omar Calabrese reveals that self-portraits through the ages are both a reflection of the artist and of the period in which the artist lived. Organised thematically, the author first presents a basic definition of the genre of the self-portrait, interpreting the picture to be a manifestation of self-identity, and including examples from an Egyptian tomb painting and pictures on stained glass during the Middle Ages and continuing to modern times. The next chapter focuses on the turning point for the establishment of the genre during the Renaissance when the status of the painter or sculptor was raised from artisan to artist and, as a result, portraits of the artist were considered worthwhile pictures. At first a self-portrait was hidden in a narrative painting: an artist would paint his image as part of a crowd scene, for example, or as a mythological figure. On the other extreme, once the genre was accepted, it was practiced by some artists-Rembrandt, van Gogh, Munch, and Dali, for instance-as almost an obsession. In contemporary art the self-portrait can become a deconstructed genre with the artist hiding or satirising himself until he nearly disappears on the canvas. Among the 300 pictures featured here are examples by such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Velázquez, Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Ingres, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gainsborough, Matisse, James Ensor, Egon Schiele, Frida Kahlo, Man Ray, Henry Moore, Robert Rauschenberg, Norman Rockwell, and Roy Lichtenstein. This intriguing book is a fresh way to appreciate the history of art and to understand that a self-portrait is far more complex and meaningful than merely a portrait of the artist.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-05-18
Mått279 x 330 x 40 mm
Vikt3 200 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAbbeville Press
Antal sidor392
FörlagAbbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
ISBN9780789208941
ÖversättareMarguerite Shore

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Omarr Calabrese is a professor of art and semiotics at the University of Siena. He has also taught at Yale University, the Sorbonne, a university in Berlin and served as a curator for a number of television programs about art. He has written several books, including Neo-Baroque: A Sign of the Times (Princeton University Press) and edited Italian Style: Forms of Creativity (Skira) and other volumes.

Introduction 23 1The Artist's SignatureThe problem of identity from antiquity to the middle ages 29 2Precursors to Alfred HitchcockThe self-portrait as an aside 49 3"Je est un autre"The self-portrait as an historic figure 85 4Created by MyselfThe self-portrait as a sign of intellectual autonomy 125 5The Artist and His DoubleThe contradictions of the mirror 161 6Prominent ArtistsThe self-portrait as a sign of celebrity 183 7Questions of GenreWomen and the self-portrait 215 8Recurring MotifsThe artist as a technician 249 9Born under SaturnThe self-portrait and private passions 283 10ConfessionsThe autobiographical self-portrait 315 11Where Is the Image?The negation of the self-portrait 345 Conclusion 379Notes 381Bibliography 384Index of Names 386

"Calabreses history of the form highlights its versatility." --The New York Times "Artists' Self-Portraits, a monumental yet lively study, encompasses the long and illustrious history of this piquant subset of the portrait form, which Italian art professor Calabrese traces back to antiquity, then forward into the modern era...His expert interpretations are illuminating, but it's the opportunity to revel in 345 gorgeous color reproductions and gaze into the eyes of such superlative artists as Albrecht Durer, Elisabeth Vigee-Labrun, Goya, Manet, Munch, James Ensor, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Frida Kahlo that makes the book such a transporting experience." --Booklist "Magnificently illustrated." --The New Criterion