Self portrait (with blackened face)
Julie DOWLING: artist
I painted this picture after seeing an image by Velasquez in a series
of high definition photographs. I also found images of black people as
slaves in renaissance paintings, so I wanted to blend the two together
in my own self-portrait to make comment about it. I also liked the way
power is shown in portraiture by Goya, Velasquez, Joshua Reynolds,
Wright of Derby, Hogarth, Artemisia Gentileschi, Francis Bacon and
Lucian Freud.
of high definition photographs. I also found images of black people as
slaves in renaissance paintings, so I wanted to blend the two together
in my own self-portrait to make comment about it. I also liked the way
power is shown in portraiture by Goya, Velasquez, Joshua Reynolds,
Wright of Derby, Hogarth, Artemisia Gentileschi, Francis Bacon and
Lucian Freud.
Title
Self portrait (with blackened face)
Artist/Maker and role
Julie DOWLING: artist
Date
1996
Medium
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and ash (gumtree) on canvas
Measurements
92.9 x 86.7 cm (slightly irregular)
Credit line
Gift of Brigitte Braun, 2017
© Julie Dowling / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2017/0056