Fabrication – Self Portrait

“The word of a friend makes you cry, the word of an enemy makes you laugh.” – African Proverb

 “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” – Benjamin Franklin

This is a fabricated self-portrait done in the darkroom.

I decided that I wanted to create a self portrait based on the proverbs stated above, being that those proverbs are lessons I have learned. I wanted to create a stage of expression where I played multiple characters in order to display an overall theme that conveyed a powerful message.

Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler

“The American Narcissist remains, indefinitely, the same.” – Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler

In her American Narcissism portfolio, Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler states that the American Narcissist is “A wholly vacuous creature. Everything encountered is evaluated, though minimally, for selfish purposes.  The American Narcissist is the embodiment of the self-absorbed and self-deluded seeker of instant gratification – wasteful and thoughtless.  Every situation is approached with the perfect costume, as the only concern is for the appearance of the self.”

Im not 100% sure how i feel about this ‘self-portrait approach’. She took an alternative route from Cindy Sherman but i do feel its strong the way this series remains consistent through the artist’s fixed position, from the glare in her left eye to the placement of her hands.

Maybe i should play with the fixed position idea…or fixed emotion…