Portrayal and the search for identity

Portrayal and the search for identity / Marcia Pointon.

We are surrounded with portraits: from the cipher-like portrait of a president on a bank note to security pass photos; from images of politicians in the media to Facebook; from galleries exhibiting Titian or Leonardo to contemporary art deploying the self-image, as with Jeff Koons or Cindy Sherman....

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Main Author: Pointon, Marcia R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion, ©2013.
Subjects:
Portraits.
Identity (Psychology) in art.
portraits.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Human Figure.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Portraits.
Identity (Psychology) in art
Portraits
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:We are surrounded with portraits: from the cipher-like portrait of a president on a bank note to security pass photos; from images of politicians in the media to Facebook; from galleries exhibiting Titian or Leonardo to contemporary art deploying the self-image, as with Jeff Koons or Cindy Sherman. In antiquity portraiture was of major importance in the exercise of power. Today it remains not only a part of everyday life, but also a crucial way for artists to define themselves in relation to their environment and their contemporaries. In Portrayal and the Search.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-262) and index.
ISBN:9781780230726
1780230729
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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