Just another ‘black and white’ self-portrait…Maybe not

am I…

a) self-doubting or self-assured?

b) brave or coward?

c) outspoken or shy?

d) all of the above? ✓

This may be harder than initially thought.

The idea of a self portrait has prompted some uneasy questions and has left me perhaps more existential then I was on March the 1st. Some research left me inundated with different understandings and concepts of a ‘self portrait’ from the works of Vincent Van Gogh to the ‘True Hollywood Story of Lindsey Lohan’. Drowning in what seemed an ocean of interpretations I figured this might be something, for a change, not found beginning with ‘www.’, forcing me to look at my surroundings, or perhaps what I choose to surround myself with.

Some new questions…

What do my family and friends think of me?

What causes me anxiety and what relaxes me?

Where/when am I most comfortable?

What are my likes/hobbies?

Hopefully I’ll have better luck answering these questions in the assignment, without another existential crisis.

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