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synthetic polymer on oilsketch
74 x 62 cm
Year 12, MacKillop Catholic College/Isabella Plains Campus, Canberra
As a student studying in Year 12, my future is very uncertain at this stage in my life. Therefore, instead of depicting myself very clearly, I decided to break my face down into small, unfocused pieces. Since our society has become very dependent on science and technology, I created my piece to appear as though it was both futuristic and computer generated. In constructing my final image, I was influenced by the work of Chuck Close.
Headspace 3
The self-portrait enables students to explore emerging and changing aspects of their own identity, their sense of self, their place in the world, their experience of being human
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