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Self Potrait
For reasons too many to name
It is, I feel, the right time! Right time?
To what? To paint a self-portrait.
To present the real “me”.
Forgive your lack of enthusiasm
Why do I want this? A surge of egotism?
A seeking of approval? Is it a statement
Or a plea; can I tell the difference?
Good questions all. I will meditate on them.
or medicate; whichever comes first
In the meantime, I can decide on a technique
Take a quick trip through styles of art
Through in a few labels, here goes
Abstract Expressionism, Art Deco
Art Nouveau, Avant-garde, Baroque
Bauhaus, Classicism, Color Field Painting
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Dada / Dadaism, Digital Art, Expressionism
Fauvism, Futurism, Harlem Renaissance
Impressed, convinced; I know my art?
No. I don’t blame you. I don’t
I know what I like: impressionism
And surrealism. I liken the qualities,
be they what they are to Schrodingers hapless cat:
they are there; They aren’t there; no way of knowing
Either, the blind seeking the blind in a dark room
Or opening one’s eyes and mind to new ways of looking
New ways of seeing.
So, in terms of technique; I choose the surrealist
School: bright colours, fractured iconography
oblique angles and all; pictures of pictures beneath pictures
Oh hooroo hoorah; jolly good; you could show a blank canvas
With a red spot in the middle; and say “that’s me!”
Who am I to disagree? If everything’s personal, unique
Can anyone comment, assess, analyse, or critique?
Of course, you can. All you need is an audience.
Does anyone want to see my self-portrait?
