TY - JOUR T1 - A Study on the Reasons of Visual Artists’ Tendency to Self- Portrait TT - بررسی دلایل گرایش هنرمندان تجسمی به خودنگاری JF - kimiahonar JO - kimiahonar VL - 2 IS - 8 UR - http://kimiahonar.ir/article-1-141-en.html Y1 - 2013 SP - 7 EP - 15 KW - self-portrait KW - self-fashioning KW - self-presentation KW - self-exploration N2 - Investigating the art of self-portrait, which incorporates a large body of artistic works, is a crucial task in art criticism. Self or ego has always been the most essential to one’s being and as a fundamental feature in the study of individualism, originality and character, it has played an irrefutable role in art. It is inevitable for human to know himself/herself and art, originated in one’s character and experience, is an internalization of what is comprehended, a stimulus for thought and finally a manifestation of human desire. Self-portraits are works of art which reveal human experience in encountering his/her image. As such, studying the variety in their focuses deems promising. All people have experienced such an encounter with their images but it has been the self-portraitists who have registered their experiences. In the main, this article focuses on the causes of appearance of self-portrait as an art form and the reasons why it has always remained animate. M3 ER -