Self Portrait with Copper Seam

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By Jack Dickson
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

100 × 80 × 5 cm

Materials:

Oil paint, conte, wallpaper, tissue paper, Indian ink, bleach, gold leaf, acrylic paint

Primary Medium:

Mixed Media

Medium
2024
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This is the my most recent self portrait. I use self portraits as the testing grounds for new ideas or as moments when I bring together several strands. The ground (or background) of this mixed-media piece was built up over a couple of months and combines several materials and processes. The layers reflect not only the technical concerns in my practice but also allude to the complex nature of identity and representation. I use a mixture of new and old making techniques, figurative and abstracted imagery to try to explore what happens at the point where they meet. This is not just where they overlap and create something new or unexpected but the space in between them where they are distinct and apart but nonetheless in conversation with each other. This portrait is about me as an artist and the figurative element was painted from life. The (back)ground is biographical, using materials (such as copper) and patterns (such as paisley) that represent some of my story. The process of layering and then removing, revealing and then concealing, shifting between realism and abstraction, using "real" materials/textures/surfaces alongside images of the same reflects my current investigation into those liminal spaces.

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