PATTERN AND INK BLOT SELF PORTRAITS

Agnes Martin

Charcoal and eraser

Kelly Walker

Aboriginal art

Wakana Kimura

Barry McGee

Rashid Johnson

Prince Twins Seven Seven

Kehinde Wiley

Yayoi Kasuma

Yayoi Kasuma

Bruce Conner – Ink blots

Bruce Conner – Ink blots with drawing on top

What can you do to with pattern and ink blots to produce a not-so-literal “self portrait”?

Lee Bontecou

Lee Bontecou

Perhaps text from your stream of consciousness forms pattern and described you that way – add ink blots drawings on top

Draw over inkblots to describe some part of your personality or life history – do not be too literal!

Juane Quick-to-See Smith

Locust Jones