Self Portrait As A Soldier, 1915, Kirchner

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Describe the composition of Self Portrait As A Soldier
Kirchner has painted himself in the foreground, offset, of this painting with his left hand missing (clean chop, no blood, no bandage). On the left behind him we see another painting on canvas, similarly on the right we see another canvas of a female nude
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Describe the use of colour or texture of Self Portrait As A Soldier
The colours used are dull primary, uncomfortable and in some areas unrealistic with yellow skin tones (relating to the wood like appearance). The red on this painting could be representing the anger which Kirchner is experiencing after the war as well as
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Describe the use of light and tone of Self Portrait As A Soldier
The light within this photograph has been randomly placed (the left leg of the nude figure and his hand) with no visible lights or windows in this paintings.
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Describe the use of Space & depth or relief of Self Portrait As A Soldier
In this painting there is a lack of depth which we can see as the portrait of Kirchner is overlapping the other portrait with no shadows created.
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Describe the use of line and brushwork of Self Portrait As A Soldier
The lines in this painting are quite harsh as each of the objects and figures have a bold outline. The direction of the brushwork gives the appearance of creases and light casts, on Kitchener’s clothing.
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What was the Influence from cultural/ social factors on Self Portrait As A Soldier?
WW1 effected everyone’s lives as people began to lose their identity.
Self portrait is off set, lacks the ability to paint, black eye suggesting soul is dead and setting this painting in his studio with no window which is showing he is physically and me
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What was the Influence from political factors on Self Portrait As A Soldier?
WW1 would has had a large influence on this painting as we see Kichener’s artillery number 75, the loss of a hand with the other appearing claw like and depicting himself in the military uniform, although he didn’t take part in the fighting as he signed u
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What was the Influence from technological factors on Self Portrait As A Soldier?
Camera had been invented, didn’t want to create a realistic representation of war.
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What were the Stylistic comment and artistic influence on Self Portrait As A Soldier?
Primitive works have has an influence on this work as Kirchner has depicted the faces in this panting as mask like appearance, as well as primitivism being violent like the war.
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What were the uses or developments of materials, techniques and processes on Self Portrait As A Soldier?
Mocks conventional portraits as it’s unrealistic and doesn’t use conventional ideas of space and depth.
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What did Masheck Joeseph say about Self Portrait As A Soldier?
"the horror of bearing arms: Kircher’s self-portrait as a solider military mystique and the crisis of world war 1"
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