Självporträtt

by Ami Bergman

Artist Ami Bergman (Sverige, född 1966)

Alternate Title

Self-Portrait

Date2021

MediumAcrylic on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 100 × 73 cm Yttermått: 100 × 73 × 1,8 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)

Object NumberMOM/2021/404

CollectionsSvenska förvärv 2021

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkThe colour treatment in Self-Portrait is sophisticated, setting pale vanilla against turquoise blues. Ami Bergman’s practice is not based on an academic background, and her work is purely pleasure-driven. But the seemingly carefree simplicity is deceptive. The palpably physical shapes and poses evoked by the paint are based on many years of skilful sculpting and drawing. But Bergman’s self-portrait is not just about colour and form; it is also about something profoundly existential, about claiming space, not trying to please, defying limiting norms for how women of a certain age should look and behave. The woman is centrally placed in the work. With brush in hand, she looks back at us with a steady gaze. Although her feet are outside the picture, we perceive her as standing very firmly.
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