Blog post #4a
From self-portrait to Selfie
I always find the term self-portrait and selfie to be interchangeable, both taking form of having oneself as the content of one's photographs. And, in my opinion, selfies do not necessarily always go with narcissism, since every photographers (or, in the case of present day, everybody) seem to have different purposes other than narcissistic reason when taking self-portraits. For example, in the case of Vivian Maier, her selfies seem to be means of her capturing and archiving moments in her life, and she was never meant for her photos to be seen by anybody other than her.
In selfies, I believe the photos are not the artwork, but photographers themselves. To create a selfie, a photographer turn himself/herself into an art object and perform for his/her audiences. Selfies give artists a world of freedom.
And, it is fascinating to know that our grandmas used to take selfies lol!
I always find the term self-portrait and selfie to be interchangeable, both taking form of having oneself as the content of one's photographs. And, in my opinion, selfies do not necessarily always go with narcissism, since every photographers (or, in the case of present day, everybody) seem to have different purposes other than narcissistic reason when taking self-portraits. For example, in the case of Vivian Maier, her selfies seem to be means of her capturing and archiving moments in her life, and she was never meant for her photos to be seen by anybody other than her.
In selfies, I believe the photos are not the artwork, but photographers themselves. To create a selfie, a photographer turn himself/herself into an art object and perform for his/her audiences. Selfies give artists a world of freedom.
And, it is fascinating to know that our grandmas used to take selfies lol!
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