The Hidden Self in Self-portrait

Abstract

Self-portrait is a special portrait subject matter. In the process of painting, in addition to depicting his own image, the painter also needs to explore and shape his spiritual self. From the perspective of mental activity, self-portrait is the embodiment of the artist's self-recognition, and this kind of recognition will change in form as conditions change. By observing the self-recognition of the painter in the self-portrait, it will be found that the self-portrait is the artist's record of self-observation, the evaluation of the self under the control of fate, and at the same time a channel to realize the self-recognition and mental perfection as a combination of entity and spirit.