Jack Whitten, “Self Portrait II” (2014), acrylic on panel, 20 x 16 in (© the Estate of Jack Whitten, courtesy the Estate of Jack Whitten and Hauser & Wirth, photo by John Berens) LOS ANGELES — I like ...

Famous artists and children alike are drawn to the subject we should know most intimately, but often could not be more distanced from: ourselves. The above mentioned cohort of adventurous artist ...

The selfie is a smartphone-produced version of the self-portrait, which has been a staple of art and photography history since artists first began seeing examining their own images in the mirror. In ...

Celebrated as one of the most influential artists of our time, Chuck Close has remained a vital presence by continuously reinventing portraiture, a genre often under-recognized in contemporary art.

HOLDREGE — When Holdrege Middle School student Trevor Scheele learned that his abstract self-portrait had been selected for a Gold Key statewide art award, he didn’t think much of it. So, he and his ...

This post is in response to The Homospatial Process in Creativity By Albert Rothenberg, M.D. Rembrandt van Rijn produced the largest number of self-portraits of any major painter in history. Although ...