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Nicole Eisenman — Twenty Self-Portraits
Nicole Eisenman

Twenty Self-Portraits

1995

Twenty Self-Portraits by Nicole Eisenman presents a series of repeated self-rendered faces executed in ink and gouache on translucent wax paper, with tape incorporated as both a structural and expressive element. The work explores the fragmented, shifting nature of identity through its multiplicative format, each iteration subtly distinct from the last. The semi-transparent ground of wax paper lends the piece an ethereal, layered quality, allowing light to interact with the fluid marks and pooling pigment.

Medium
ink, gouache and tape on wax paper

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Nicole Eisenman, Twenty Self-Portraits, 1995

Twenty Self-Portraits by Nicole Eisenman presents a series of repeated self-rendered faces executed in ink and gouache on translucent wax paper, with tape incorporated as both a structural and expressive element. The work explores the fragmented, shifting nature of identity through its multiplicative format, each iteration subtly distinct from the last. The semi-transparent ground of wax paper lends the piece an ethereal, layered quality, allowing light to interact with the fluid marks and pooling pigment.

Medium
ink, gouache and tape on wax paper
Year
1995
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Series, Serialized Format, American, Expressionism, Mixed Media, Experimental, Introspective, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Expressive, 1990s, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Ink And Gouache, Ink, Figurative Art, Introspective Mood, 21st Century, Works on Paper, Expressive Style, Mixed Media on Paper, Self-Portrait, Female Artist, Drawing, Series Format, Warm Tones, Figurative, Gouache, Contemporary

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