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Self-portrait In A Velvet Dress
''Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress'' ( es, Autorretrato con traje de terciopelo or es, Autorretrato con vestido de terciopelo) is a 1926 oil-on-canvas painting by Mexico, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Background At the age of 18, Kahlo suffered life-threatening injuries (from which she would never fully recover and would lead to lifelong physical pain) when the train she was riding hit a trolley. During her extended period of convalescence, her parents gave her an easel and painting supplies as well as affixed a mirror to the ceiling above her bed so that she could see herself while lying on her back. It was during this recovery period that Kahlo painted ''Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress''. The picture is considered if not Kahlo's first self-portrait then at least her first significant self-portrait. It is her oldest surviving self-portrait and has been described as her, "earliest important work" and, "her first serious work". It has also been described as, "her first real paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Portrait In A Velvet Dress
The self is an individual as the object of that individual’s own reflective consciousness. Since the ''self'' is a reference by a subject to the same subject, this reference is necessarily subjective. The sense of having a self—or ''selfhood''—should, however, not be confused with subjectivity itself. Ostensibly, this sense is directed outward from the subject to refer inward, back to its "self" (or itself). Examples of psychiatric conditions where such "sameness" may become broken include depersonalization, which sometimes occurs in schizophrenia: the self appears different from the subject. The first-person perspective distinguishes selfhood from personal identity. Whereas "identity" is (literally) sameness and may involve categorization and labeling, selfhood implies a first-person perspective and suggests potential uniqueness. Conversely, we use "person" as a third-person reference. Personal identity can be impaired in late-stage Alzheimer's disease and in other neurode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |