Painting a self-portrait. Digital painting + Process | Pintura digital + proceso
NFT. Digital painting. 3 editions.
Alejandra Her
2020
NFT art available at KnownOrigin. Click here
Sometimes I recognize myself better in my paintings. As if my face didn't exist but only on the canvas. My faceless body paints my bodyless face. And I am both.
I think we all try to stay as true as possible to the idea of ourselves that we have in mind. That person that we are, that person that we want to be.
I'm sure each of us wonders at some point what kind of person we are, and sometimes we imagine what it would be like to see ourselves from the outside. The self-portrait is an excellent exercise for that. My Nocturna series has many self-portraits, and they have been the healthiest way to explore myself. "Why don't you smile in your self-portraits?" They ask me, The truth is that I have seen very few self-portraits of people smiling, but I don't know.
Painting a Self-portrait is a work that I really like. It is the first time that I have painted so many self-portraits and I feel that every time I do it I question some part of myself, I discover myself and sometimes I reinvent myself.
This work is available at Knownorigin
Here a bit of the process. Lately I keep track of the process less since I work more hours on each of the digital paintings, which take me between 8 and 17 hours of painting work and I lost count of how many hours I work on the concept.
Tell me, what do you think of this digital painting?
If you have any questions regarding the process, the methodology or whatever, don't hesitate to ask me.
A hug.
A veces me reconozco mejor en mis cuadros. Como si mi rostro no existiera sino solo en el lienzo. Mi cuerpo sin rostro pinta mi rostro sin cuerpo. Y yo soy ambas.
Creo que todos tratarnos de mantenernos lo más fieles posible a la idea de nosotros mismos que tenemos en mente. Esa persona que somos, esa persona que queremos ser.
Estoy segura que cada uno de nosotros se cuestiona en algún momento que tipo de persona somos, y a veces nos imaginamos como sería vernos desde fuera. El autorretrato es un excelente ejercicio para eso. Mi serie nocturna cuenta de muchos autorretratos, y han sido la manera más sana de explorarme. "¿Por qué no sonríes en los autorretratos?" me preguntan, La verdad he visto muy pocos autorretratos de gente sonriendo, pero no lo sé.
Painting a Self-portrait es una obra que me gusta mucho. Es la primera vez que hago tantos autorretratos y siento que cada vez que los hag cuestiono alguna parte de mi, me descubro y en ocasiones me reinvento.
Esta obra está disponible en Knownorigin
Acá un poco de su proceso. Ultimamente llevo menos registro del proceso puesto que trabajo más horas en cada una de las pinturas digitales, que me toman entre 8 y 17 horas de trabajo de pintura y perdí la cuenta de cuántas horas trabajo en el concepto.
Cuéntame, ¿qué opinas de esta pintura digital?
Si tienes alguna pregunta respecto al proceso, a la metodología o lo que sea, no dudes en preguntarme.
Un abrazo.
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really great art :)
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Thank you. I've been working hard.
El autoretrato siempre ha sido uno forma de explorarse a sí mismo.
Está genial!
Gracias! Ha sido un proceso Maravilloso.
This is really beautiful. <3 I love seeing the process as well!
I love the concept too, it's so powerful and relatable. I definitely feel like I'm completing a puzzle everytime I make a self portrait - and 98% of my works are self portrait haha!
Thanks @hiddenblade
I love your work :) and it means a lot to me that you like it <3
I feel that my self-portraits are way much expressive than any of my works before, because there is always something very important I want to say about me or the way I perceive the world.
Incredible piece Ale, congrats!
Thanks Jules! It's been a really nice process.
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