Michael Mazur (b 1935)
Self Portrait state II, 1986
color etching on copper,
printed ŕ la popeé,
numbered 4/8, 44 x 30"
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There is a sense in which the content
of all art is self-portraiture. An artist's
gaze into the mirror could yield the same
opacity as any portrait, were it not for the
special interest of others in us.
This portrait, as many others, was not
made while studying a mirror image.
Power drill tools were used to 'draw'
the image directly on metal. It began
as a 'reaching'for a feeling or likeness
that I could recognize as my own head.
Prints were pulled at intervals as unique
states. Ultimately a small edition was taken.
Later a much different second state was
etched using aquatints.
MM
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