andy warhol

"I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of 'work , because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don 't always want to do

Andy Warhol

Self-Portrait with Camouflage

Maitha Mohammed Mattar

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Zayed University 2007-2008

Andy Warhol

Introduction

a series of self portraits , ranging over the period of Andy Warhol 's whole life , in his different styles . One of these includes the famous Andy Warhol silkscreen style . This was named Self-Portrait with Camouflage , it features the artist in his prime

of fame and celebrity painted over a field of military camouflage . Andy Warhol painted his own image on many occasions throughout his entire career as an artist . They were part of his self promotional nature . It was this that made his blank face as a trademark and his white wig as famous as many of the celebrities he painted

Consequently it could be said that Andy was also carrying on a tradition of self portrait painting that artists like Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh had pursued before him . These two famous artists were known to include many various self-portraits in their portfolio . Both artists also made the painting of self-portraits a constant exercise throughout the entirety of their careers

and composition that achieve the results of an interpretation . The physical properties will be analyzed and a deeper breakdown of the different aspects of this piece will be completed by this . A comparison of Andy Warhol 's Self-Portrait with Camouflage to similar self-portraits of Rembrandt and Vincent Van Gogh will also be made

Physical Properties

The straight lines seen everywhere across the portrait reveal a sense of seriousness in the artwork . The lines that go off to a tangent on the right side of the face may be an indication of the fact that the artist thinks off the top of his head and is never short of ideas . The overall impression given by the oval-shaped face is almost feminine in nature The eyes are calm and indicate the character of a voyeur , an individual who is interested in looking at and observing human nature

The green color is used as a camouflage to mask the brown that is human and the grey that is mysterious . The texture indicates the humanity of the artist and gives a physical sensation of his presence and perhaps even a physical sensation of his character . As indicated , the colors green (camouflage , brown (human ) and grey (mystery ) contrast gave the ideal arrangement for this texture . Thus the colors not only added essential individual s about the artist but also combined to create an entirely new aspect that added a new to Andy Warhol 's selfhood

In the self portrait painting , the shadow around the face unpredictably lightens the painting 's meaning . It does so by the profiling of a predator 's head in a combination of ironic , but positive genius . The shadows also serve as delineators of the painting 's purpose , which is to show the artist...