THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL
The analogy between the myth of Narcissus, referred to as the intrinsic symbol of painting by Leon Battista Alberti; the typological value of self-portrait as an ontological and statutory reference; its value while metamorphosis of reality; and the self-representative phenomenon that Selfi e transl...
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The analogy between the myth of Narcissus, referred to as the intrinsic symbol of painting by Leon Battista Alberti; the typological value of self-portrait as an ontological and statutory reference; its value while metamorphosis of reality; and the self-representative phenomenon that Selfi e translates – all this has to be established and requires due consideration. When dwelling on the contemporary Selfi e we need to consider also the salvifi c dimension of this kind of self-representation mechanisms that have always been there. The value of image while self-awareness mechanism compels us to question the fi eld of action where it is far more active – on social media.
Its immanence is a true narcissistic affl iction. The intrinsic and immediate value of image thus overlaps sign and word. The mechanisms of self-contemplation thus produced translate into a clear ontological impoverishment of reality. The Selfi e does not prevent the subject’s Kafkian metamorphosis, but renders reality vulgar, making it acceptable through both similarity and integration. Self-portrait and Selfi e are thus the ancestral mechanisms of self-preservation. Its origin derives from narcissistic mechanisms that require a continuous desire to stand out socially. However, while the pictorial self-portrait translates into epistemic valuation of its author, Selfi e delights in the vulgarization of the repetitive and banal gesture.
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| spelling | doaj.art-80979c2a82bf467486402f209b55d72d2022-12-21T17:26:43ZengARTIS- Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de LisboaArt is on2183-70822020-12-011010.37935/aion.v0i10.277277THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANALVasco Medeiros The analogy between the myth of Narcissus, referred to as the intrinsic symbol of painting by Leon Battista Alberti; the typological value of self-portrait as an ontological and statutory reference; its value while metamorphosis of reality; and the self-representative phenomenon that Selfi e translates – all this has to be established and requires due consideration. When dwelling on the contemporary Selfi e we need to consider also the salvifi c dimension of this kind of self-representation mechanisms that have always been there. The value of image while self-awareness mechanism compels us to question the fi eld of action where it is far more active – on social media. Its immanence is a true narcissistic affl iction. The intrinsic and immediate value of image thus overlaps sign and word. The mechanisms of self-contemplation thus produced translate into a clear ontological impoverishment of reality. The Selfi e does not prevent the subject’s Kafkian metamorphosis, but renders reality vulgar, making it acceptable through both similarity and integration. Self-portrait and Selfi e are thus the ancestral mechanisms of self-preservation. Its origin derives from narcissistic mechanisms that require a continuous desire to stand out socially. However, while the pictorial self-portrait translates into epistemic valuation of its author, Selfi e delights in the vulgarization of the repetitive and banal gesture. http://artison.letras.ulisboa.pt/index.php/ao/article/view/277Self-Portrait; Selfie; Painting; Photography; Art History; Philosophy Of Art |
| spellingShingle | Vasco Medeiros THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL Art is on Self-Portrait; Selfie; Painting; Photography; Art History; Philosophy Of Art |
| title | THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL |
| title_full | THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL |
| title_fullStr | THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL |
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| title_short | THE METAMORPHOSIS OF SELF(IE)-PORTRAIT: BETWEEN THE SUBLIME AND THE BANAL |
| title_sort | metamorphosis of self ie portrait between the sublime and the banal |
| topic | Self-Portrait; Selfie; Painting; Photography; Art History; Philosophy Of Art |
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