The Beginning of Me - Emin, Contemporary, YBAs, Lithograph, Blue, Portrait

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Tracey Emin
The Beginning of Me - Emin, Contemporary, YBAs, Lithograph, Blue, Portrait
2012

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The Beginning of Me - Emin, Contemporary, YBAs, Lithograph, Blue, Portrait 3 Colour screenprint on cotton fabric Edition of 175 52 x 46 cm (20.5 x 18 in) Signed, numbered, and dated In mint condition With certificate of authenticity Taken from a series of drawings made in 2006, "The Beginning of Me" is a particularly frank self-portrait of the artist. Emin has described herself as being 'slightly embarrassed by its openness, almost like an invitation'. But this self-consciousness is alleviated by the distance she feels from the figure here of a much younger persona, one imagined she says 'from a long time ago, a time when I felt very different. A time when sex was all-important and primal’. Placed in a provocative position, this self-portrait outlines the female figure of Emin’s body. Perceived as relaxed, almost floating as there is nothing on the background to suggest the texture where her body is laying; almost dreamy and surreal. Emin builds bridges with the history of art, through her practice, depicting the constant subject of the female figure and the importance of the female nude. Further from touching on Egon Schiele as a reference, one can also make connections to Gustave Courbet’s The Origin of the World. In contrast, Emin never experienced or will experience motherhood – a subject she has worked on extensively in her artistic oeuvre, especially through her brave decisions and acts upon abortion, a subject so delicate, as her figurative depiction of this edition. TRACEY EMIN A prominent member of the Young British Artists (YBAs), Tracey Emin´s production encompasses different mediums including film, painting, neon, embroidery, drawing, writing, installation and sculpture. Her work is intensely personal, revealing intimate details of her life with honesty and humour. "There should be something revelatory about art. It should be totally creative and open doors for new thoughts and experiences."—Tracey Emin Tracey Emin uses all aspects of her life in her art, turning her autobiography into broader statements about sex, love, death, freedom, and everyday life. This audacious and confessional approach earned her a nomination for the Turner Prize in 1999. The artist received notable acclaim, among others, for her installation My Bed, featuring her unmade bed surrounded by personal items, which explored the allegorical qualities of a bed as a place of birth, sex, and death.

Creator:
Tracey Emin (1963, British)
Creation Year:
2012
Dimensions:
Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement & Style:
Young British Artists (YBA)
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Zug, CH
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU156228108042

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