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Tantalizing film stills that reflected the past. Mesmerizing details

“ ”from costumes, color, props, to storytelling! Full of intrigues that
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A self-portrait is a deeper expression using one’s self to
interpret a statement or concept that an artist observed,
experienced or expectation on certain situations,
reactions or ideas. Prominent artists like Frida Kahlo,
Van Gogh, Andy Warhol to famous photographers like
Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, Vivian Maier and much more
used themselves to characterized thoughtful concepts
that they wanted to reveal their process of self-expression
and existence.
The past decade where the so-called “selfie” became viral
and treated like a ritual for social habits and misinterpret
the idea of the self-portrait as such it degrades the
implication of a deeper concept. I will ask you this, do you
think self-expression is like somebody doing duck face or

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posting something that you are telling to the world that waking I am not saying do not perform selfies but you need to
up like a fresh and natural god/goddess accompanying it with identify the difference. Respect and appreciate the artists’
the hashtag “wokeuplikethis” is considered as conceptual? intentions because they are making art to make statements
The answer is yes. It has a concept but it not deep enough to that may affect and educate the community. To artists, I dare
educate, influence, or enlighten your audience. It is a statement you to create a memorable and elaborate portrait of yourself
of pure vanity that is it. that really defines you as a person or an artist. Try to deliver a
message or meaning to your audience that can inspire and/
The distinction between these two terminologies are or challenge them. A self-portrait is an expression but uses it
prominently identified in the creative industry, whereas in wisely.
photography, “self-portraits” are meditated, well thought ------
and properly executed portraiture of the artist that display
effective conceptualization to the viewers but “selfies” are Gerard Santiago
shallow gestures of arrogance, narcissism, or spur-of-the-
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CHLOE MEYNIER
Marseille, France

Chloe Meynier is an artist based in San Francisco whose work explores gender roles and identity. Born and raised in
France, she holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Aix-Marseille University and a MFA in Photography from
Academy of Art University where she is now an instructor and a member of the thesis advisory committee in the graduate
School of Photography. Chloe creates images that communicate social commentary and draws from personal experience
to use her image making as a form of exploration of societal norms. Chloe’s work has been exhibited nationally and
internationally and her photographs are in the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Kinsey
Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.

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Body Distorted The human body is fascinating and unpredictable,
fragile yet durable. It may be contradicting but the
creation brings us wonders that God made us, indeed,
His masterpiece.
This group of fine art self-portraits is an exploration
of an elegant abstraction of the human body, and
also blending into mundane environments with other
objects which we associate that they are part of them.
The images entangled our reality and perception of
looking at human bodies that bring our senses into a
different dimension interpreting hands, and limbs into
another form of art, like a sculpture.

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Shackled

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Southern Sextant

Elegantly twisted to the core... Nude art in a different perspective,

“ ”I mean, literally in an unusual position. It is amusing how timeless
the images are with the intricacy and grandeur of human body.
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Trapped and Tangled

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Devouring Serpent

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GERARD SANTIAGO
Anaheim, California

Gerard Santiago is a conceptual photographer and creative director based in San Francisco, CA. He enjoys
photographing portraits, editorials, and commercial projects that convey concepts or stories. On his free time, he is doing
personal projects, mostly in fine art work to express his creativity in a different perspective. He is also happy consulting
and rendering unique ideas for his clients’ creative needs with a wide-range of experiences in graphic design, multimedia,
photography, and videography platform.
Gerard worked with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Marriott Hotel, and various small businesses in the
US and in Europe. He exhibited his fine art work in San Francisco and in Cologne, Germany.

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Chloé Meynier
Gerard Santiago

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