Ego Art: Self Portraits

16/10/2013

And finally a reflection on a reflection of a reflection. Contemporary artist Rachael Bibby's piece Reflect was created during the exhibition and inspired by the theme of Ego. Rachael filmed herself at work creating a self portrait, holding up a mirror to the side of the canvas you never usually see. Her revealing and thought provoking work has now entered the RSA collections, joining the company it reflected.

16/10/2013

And another on the enigma that was George Paul Chalmers RSA

16/10/2013

Ego has been in remission since it closed on 30th September but here are some final interpretations discovered at the end of the show!

26/09/2013

It's the last day of Ego on Monday and the exhibition has been an interesting journey from its beginnings in April. We've seen some great visitor and invited interpretations and some fantastic responses from artists like John Byrne and George Donald. Rachael Bibby and Alan McGowan added to the show's Ego with their interesting artist in residence offerings, while school visits and portrait workshops have enhanced the mix. We're sorry it's coming to an end but look out for more interactive offerings from the RSA in the future. Because of its brilliance here's a reminder of John Byrne's 2 minute self portrait!

17/09/2013

We had a group of pupils from Auchmuty High School visiting Ego the other week. They enjoyed the opportunity to respond to the works and here are the results! Their interpretation is now up in the exhibition for the rest of the exhibition run. (any names have been removed for the purposes of data protection)

10/09/2013

Our thanks go to Alan McGowan for giving us and our visitors a rewarding insight into his self portrait work in the Ego exhibition yesterday. Although Alan found creating an introspective work in front of an audience a strange experience, the day was a great success! Surely the ego is affected by public scrutiny? The resulting work will join the other egos that inspired it for the remainder of the show. Be sure to come and see the exhibition before it closes on 1st October.

09/09/2013

04/09/2013

We're looking forward to welcoming Alan McGowan as the second Ego Artist in Residence next Monday! Alan will be working on a new self portrait in the RSA Friends Room from 10am to 4pm, taking inspiration from the exhibition and adding another ego to the melting pot.
Admission is FREE so why not come in to discover his work and find out more about the self portrait in this live event!
http://royalscottishacademy.org/pages/exhibition_frame.asp?id=413
IMAGE: Self Portrait by Alan McGowan

30/08/2013

Our Ego has been in hiding for the last month but we're back with a bang and ramping it up for the last month of the exhibition. Keep an eye out for news of another exciting event very soon. Here's a splendidly frenetic self portrait by Richard Davies. Richard, I'm not sure I'd like to live in your head!

08/08/2013

Presenting George Donald being animated, erudite and generally brilliant. Along with some very satisfied students displaying their results. Thanks George!

24/07/2013

Some love for Rachael Bibby's 'Reflect' here...

I had just come from checking out ‘EGO’, a compact, but engaging, exhibition currently on show within the Friend’s room at the RSA, prior to venturing through to the main concourse to view ‘Collect...

15/07/2013

It would be Rembrandt's 407th Birthday today! What better way to celebrate the birthday of the master of the self portrait than with this? As George Donald RSA says "Whenever I see a self portrait...my mind turns to the Master"