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Shadows
Often we learn too late in life where the important work gets done.
where the light would be if only our form could match our spirit. Shadows know what we desire what we could have if only we had not been. |
The Self
| I'm fascinated by the inherent paradox/contradiction of self portraits. This is how we see ourselves at the precise moment we're in a blind spot, with no access to the viewfinder. So self portraits are really all about anticipation, expectation, and... history. The baggage we carry competes with the ideal we seek, or the "reality" we resign ourselves to. Another way of looking at it/us/ourselves: what is it about ourselves we need to freeze to see? What have we so well hidden that we need to steal light in order to reveal? How much do we really reveal, and how much do we hide? Finally: unless we model all the time, we mostly know our mirror selves. That face we shave or apply make-up to. A self portrait wants to show us that other face as if in real time. Photos taken by others won't do; they are pictures of what others have seen, but not of what we have/could/desire to see ourselves. A self portrait is a time machine. When we see our own self portrait, we travel back in time to the moment the picture was taken, but instead of looking at the camera from the pose, we're looking at our posed selves through the viewfinder. A self portrait is a lie. A lie that tells the truth? |
Critiques
by =raine-angel
In a sense, anyone who takes a self portrait is a liar. She wants us to believe that she's captured some special insight into her ...
by *Warflight
I really like this picture... but as you'll see, it may be, at least in part, for some of the wrong reasons. Here's what...
by *e-string
After reading the comments on this image so far I felt compelled to write a critique. Most have responded to the erotic nature of the p...
by *Halohid
Self portraits can be both the most honest and dishonest portraits one could take. They are dishonest in the sense that, unlike with a...
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| A nightingale upon a cedar green Under the chamber wall there as she lay, Full loudè sang against the moonè sheen, Paraunter, in his birdè's wise, a lay Of love, that made her heartè fresh and gay; That hearkened she so long in good intent Till at the last the deadè sleep her hent. And as she slept, anon right then she mett How that an eagle, feathered white as bone, Under her breast his longè clawès set, And out her heart he rent, and that anon; And did his heart into her breast to gon. Of which she nought agroos, ne nothing smart, And forth he flew, with heartè left for heart. -- Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde                  |
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- Current Residence: California
- Interests: 3D animation, film, music, astronomy
- Favourite movie: Red/White/Blue trilogy, Kill Bill, The Dark Night, Reds, Diva, Sin City, Near Dark, Watchmen
- Favourite band or musician: Jennie Devoe, Yes, Pink Floyd, Gabriella Martino, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Rolling Stones
- Favourite genre of music: Progressive Rock, Classical
- Favourite poet or writer: Don Bogen, John Barth, John Hawkes, Terry Stokes, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Shakespeare, Chaucer
- Operating System: Leopard
- MP3 player of choice: iPhone
- Personal Quote: Dare to be specific
- Tools of the Trade: DAZ Studio, Carrara, learning Poser Pro & PhotoShop
Journal History
- Nov 15, 2009 Gift Exchange
- Oct 24, 2009 dedication from :devjanejayne:
- Sep 25, 2009 Wickedly cool image
- Sep 22, 2009 The Ring Leaves a Dent
- Sep 14, 2009 RIP Patrick Swayze
- Sep 5, 2009 Catching Up
- Aug 25, 2009 RIP Teddy Kennedy
- Aug 22, 2009 You can do something good... RIGHT NOW
- Aug 10, 2009 Thanks...
- Jul 25, 2009 Impasse
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