Self-Portrait: Mind Set Art Center

Written by Mind Set Art Center

Mind Set Art Center is delighted to present a group exhibition “Self-Portrait”, from 8th of April to 6th of May 2017, showing works by 13 artists including Victor Balanon, Shiau-Peng Chen, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Hsiao Chu-Fang, Jhong Jiang-Ze, Ana Maria Micu, Shi Jin-Hua , Shi Jinsong, Juin Shieh, Melati Suryodarmo, Tang Jo-Hung, Charwei Tsai.

With a long tradition in Art History, self-portrait as a special genre of art has been reflecting the development and transformation of the status and consciousness of artists themselves. As stated by the Founder of Mind Set Art Center, Andre Lee, who curated this exhibition, with the rapid expansions in both expressional methods and aesthetic experiences, Contemporary Art has enable us to look at the long-standing topic of “self-portrait” with new perceptions. Being an expression of the creator’s status, self-portrait in Contemporary Art not only stands for the devotion or projection of the artist as in the traditional way, but also concretizes the essence of a specific soul as well as its pursuit, or creatively represents the self-identity, body experience or cognition.

“Self-Portrait” brings works by 13 artists from Asia and other parts of the world in various forms including painting, drawing, prints, photography, conceptual art and mix-media. The exhibition probes into the status and spiritual projection of the creators themselves, and thus takes us on a journey towards the artists’ intrinsic worlds.