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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Self-portrait"”.
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Self/portrait
SELF/PORTRAIT is an exploration of the creative process. Based in the genre of portraiture, this collection of work seeks to reveal the ways in which the artist's relationships and circumstances have factored into the creation of the resulting exhibition. This exploration involves the assessment of …
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The timely self-portrait machine
… the philosophy which underlies the Timely Self-Portrait Machine. The cultural history of the machine, the phenomenon of Television, and the personal history of this project are discussed. Technical information and a functional explanation of The Timely Self-Portrait Machine are provided. A …
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"Mirror, Mirror:" A Self-Portrait Study
… of a series of 26 poems which are titled as self-portraits. This work follows the writer/narrator's journey of self-discovery through memories, small moments that leave big impacts, and introspection. Each poem, although individual, weaves together with the others in the manuscript to signify …
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The Personal Essay As a Self Portrait
… project has been how to effectively portray myself through the medium of the personal essay. In order to address this challenge, I first had to clarify and define exactly what a personal essay is, which required quite a bit of reading, and then use my writing skills to convey who I am through …
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A Self Portrait: "The Embassy of Chile"
… it's a process by which you are presenting yourself. Through research done at this stage of the thesis, the best way to describe the procedure was by making a Self Portrait. By adopting this concept we were given the possibility to create our own image of what Chile was, and to reveal and …
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Personal memory and the negotiation of identity : a self portrait
… incidents that are relevant to my personal self-consciousness. Zimbabwean land reform issues, political racism and economic problems are presented as occurrences powerful enough to trigger the conscious scrutiny of identity and a personal sense of the past. Travel-related experiences are …
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Self-Portrait Drawings by Adolescents Diagnosed With Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorders
… of art-making for the purpose of greater self understanding. Using art as a transitional object and a container for clients to project their defenses against anxiety and consequent delayed stages of development is a therapeutic tool for both the client’s insight into self, the therapist’s …
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An exploration of pathography within phototherapy : an analysis of the photographic self-portrait
… presents and develops an advanced method of self-exploration for artists. The method, which incorporates the process of self-representation, enables a more authentic identification of the psyche of the artist to be created. The objective of the research is to develop a restorative and valid …
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Whoretography – The Sex Worker As Image-Maker: A critical analysis of sex workers’ self-representation in online public spaces
… enduring cultural fascination and repulsion with portraits of women sex workers. The sex worker’s role as image-sitter is assumed in the public imagination and remains a steadfast part of contemporary popular culture. However, the ways in which sex workers photograph themselves remain largely …
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Exploring the Coming Out Experience Through Animal Self-portraiture
… this study is to explore the use of the animal self-portrait with individuals navigating the coming out process. For lesbian, gay. bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, coming out may not only be a significant event, but a life long process affecting many aspects of their lives. …
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A Season
… intimacy between the past and the present, the “self” and its others, between the world that is and a world that’s been irrevocably lost. The project takes as its genesis a moment of crisis in which Narcissus leans over the pool and sees no reflection there. Its methods are collage, …
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Strategies of self-disclosure in the first-person narratives of Gabrielle Roy
… exhibit evidence of a quest to understand the self. These narratives demonstrate both an evolution in the textual construction of the self portrait and a consistency of perspective with regard to textual self-disclosure. This can be explained by the dual nature of the ""I;"" both self-character …
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Dweller
… point for my work. I have been employing the self-portrait as a means of transforming myself into a different character. For this body of work I have written a short story, which is the basis for my artwork. This story is about the main character's grasp on reality slipping away from him and …
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Regards sur l’Être et le Paraitre dans Trois Portraits du XVIIe Siècle
… in French Salons as a parlor game, the literary portrait appears in mid Seventeenth-Century. It is similar to the literary portraits inserted in Roman à clé but it does not hide the identity of the subject behind a pseudonym, it depicts the individual as is. In a self-portrait subjects look at, …
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Family Tools
… Sons" for my brother, "Toolbox" for my wife, "Self Portrait (as a Hammer)" for myself, "Drop Forged" for my sister, and two sets of "Sibling Jars" relating to siblings in general.</p>
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Becoming and Un-Becoming
… and potential, and I multiply them as a means of selfexploration. They split apart, re-combine, and re-configure, trying to make a new whole. They are rendered with detailed accuracy, yet the world around them is empty, like a partially recalled memory. In this thesis, I will explore the use of …
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MirrorMirror
… this exhibition is a series of sculptures titled Self-Portrait as Bunnies. In each of these works I present adult-sized and adult-featured versions of myself in child-like poses. This thesis will primarily be involved in examining this series and will do so in two ways. First by introducing the …
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