Portraits of the Self
The latest online exhibit of ECVA—Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts—is now up at Portraits of the Self. The 40 self-portraits are thought provoking, particularly some which deal with coming to terms with cancer or other life-threatening illness. The portrait above is a detail from the entry by Pat Merriman. I find the second face in the top right to be haunting.
posted by King of Peace @ Tuesday, April 08, 2008
4 Comments:
At 4/08/2008 9:31 AM,
Anonymous said…
I love numbers 22 and 15 but number 20 is a little creepy!!
All are inspiring.
At 4/08/2008 9:31 AM,
Anonymous said…
That's because the face is from the cover of Lord of the Flies!!!
See what I mean?
At 4/08/2008 9:50 AM,
Anonymous said…
After reading Pat Merriman's comments about her self portait, it looks as though the "haunting" face may be somebody from her past that she wants leave there but she will never be free from.
The self portraits are inspirational and thought provoking. I agree that #20 is creepy! I guess that's how the artist now feels about smoking: CREEPY!
At 4/08/2008 1:59 PM,
Anonymous said…
Jimmorrow,
You are correct! That is the cover of Lord of the Flies! I didn't recognize it as such. Your comment was not up yet when I posted mine. I am relieved for the artist!:o)
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