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If social-networking services become the primary forum for social interaction and communication - will it be possible to differentiate an artist’s self-portrait from an online profile picture (reasons below)?
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- Current Residence: Brighton, England
- Favourite style of art: Self-Portrait
- Operating System: Windows
- MP3 player of choice: i-Pod
- Tools of the Trade: Olympus E500
- Email: theproteanselfproject@gmail.com
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| 'Self-portraits can be especially instructive. By showing the artist both as he sees his true self and as he wishes to be seen, self-portraits can at once expose and obscure, clarify and distort. They offer opportunities for both self-expression and self-seeking. They can display egotism and modesty, self-aggrandizement and self-mockery. Today, our self-portraits are democratic and digital; they are crafted from pixels rather than paints. They are interactive, inviting viewers not merely to look at, but also to respond to, the life portrayed online. We create them to find friendship, love, and that ambiguous modern thing called connection. Like painters constantly retouching their work, we alter, update, and tweak our online self-portraits; but as digital objects they are far more ephemeral than oil on canvas. As with any new technological advance, we must consider what type of behaviour online social networking encourages. Does this technology, with its constant demands to collect (friends and status), and perform (by marketing ourselves), in some ways undermine our ability to attain what it promises—a surer sense of who we are and where we belong? The Delphic oracle’s guidance was know thyself. Today, in the world of online social networks, the oracle’s advice might be show thyself.' Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism Christine Rosen |
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- Nov 5, 2009 Feedback from my Interim Presentation
- Nov 1, 2009 The Digital Self Portrait - Interim Presentation
- Oct 20, 2009 What is a Myspace Portrait?
- Oct 14, 2009 deviantART Presentation
- Oct 4, 2009 Pro-Am Presence - Samsung ST 550
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