Weekly Selfie 6 - BinChao Yang
How to See the World - Nicholas Mirzoff
Chapter 1
“The selfie resonates not because it is new, but because it expresses, develops, expands, and intensifies the long history of the self-portrait.” (Mirzoeff 29)
- The meaning of self-portrait lies in expression and inheritance. Through self-portraits, people can understand the appearance of people in different periods, and thus understand the culture and history of different periods. Today's technological developments mean that self-portraits no longer remain on canvas. One can easily do them by taking a selfie. The progress of the times has given self-portraits new ways of development and expression.
"The heroic artist took some of the aura of the king (or queen) and transferred it to him- or herself. Brought down to Earth, the self-portrait became the picture of a hero."
- In the past, self-portraits represented a symbol of power and status. People in power use self-portraits to demonstrate their power and spread their reputation. But now self-portraits no longer have a single purpose; they have more meaning.
Instructions
Language
- Everything has its own language, even the wind can speak.
Rainy Day
- It's raining and I feel like a bird flying in the sky. I flew over thousands of mountains and rivers. The rain stopped, I opened my eyes and looked at the documents on the table, and continued to do my work.
Oroccoro - I still believe, 2016
Listen to your heartbeat, look into your heart, and feel your true self.
No comments:
Post a Comment