It's Me, Not Ye

BONE JOUR!

"Self-portrait of the Artist in the Guise of a Mocker"

Joseph Ducreux,

portraitist in the court of Louis XVI,

painted unorthodox self-portraits.

Remarkable artworks for their time - evidence of his disregard for the classical styles of portraiture dominant in his day and his enthusiasm for the study of physiognomy and the expressive capacities of the human body and face. With their unusual combination of directness. ambiguity, and exaggerated expression they earned Ducreux a mixed reception in his lifetime but a strong and curious rebirth in the age of social media and the all-powerful 'meme".

Peggy Moffitt wearing

outfits by designer

Louis Wain

Lord Lew Grade, Fozzie Bear,

and Frank Oz

'Tiger'

Itō Jakuchū

Circle Limit IV

(Heaven and Hell)

bats and angels

M. C. Escher

'Santa with Drawers'

Salvador Dalí