Picasso created many self portraits throughout his life time. pictured is just a few of these. you can see Picasso’s ever evolving style throughout each piece. you can see Picasso’s experimentation with the different mediums from drawings to paintings. he continued to produce work all the way into his 90’s.
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Gary Hume created a series of ten screen prints in 1998 on commission by Charles Booth-Clibborn published in the Paragon Press. the portraits were based on paintings he had previously created between 1994 and 1998. the original paintings where based on photographs and some from his imagination.
Young Woman 1998 Gary Hume born 1962 Purchased 1998 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/P78683
Cerith 1998 Gary Hume born 1962 Purchased 1998 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/P78688
Adult 1998 Gary Hume born 1962 Purchased 1998 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/P78689
Anne Kelly creates textile collages using recycled materials and ephemera she creates her pieces inspired by memories and travel. Over the top of her collage she embroiders many details. she takes artistic inspiration from outsider and folk art. she creates both framed and free hanging works of mixed media textile art.
Cathy Cullis is a self taught needle worker who has created her own style with heavily embroidered pieces. she uses a sewing machine as a drawing tool to create her pieces. she is inspired by early painting which is apparent in her works.
Matisse was best known as being a painter with his use of colour. he was responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture in the 20th century. one particular painting that caught my attention is Marguerite from 1906-7. the painting was of his daughter, based off a (then) celebrated painting by Velazquez depicting infanta Margaeita. When the painting is viewed upside down a hidden H can be seen on her chest and a kitten M on her nose. for both his and his daughters names. 
This is me is a series of 12 self portraits created by artist Sue Stone for the 6th Riga international textile and fibre art triennial tradition and innovation. Although the portraits look so different, each person is the same person based off the artist. her inspiration for the piece was ‘the humankinds urge to categorise’ leaving the viewer to form their own opinion of who she really is. she uses layers of fabric mixed with hand and machine stitch.
When Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 Warhol made over 20 silkscreen prints based on a publicity photo from 1953. Using Monroe Warhol was able to use both of his common themes of work; Death and the cult of celebrity. The Monroe Diptych is still to this day an iconic image. Warhol also produced similar works to the same themes for instance his Che Guevara piece.
what i learned from doing my dissertation is that tapestry has been used throughout history for many reasons; historic storytelling, religious reasons, showing of wealth, and propaganda. the main thing that i found out was that these items were able to capture the times in which they were made. Although my piece won’t be a woven tapestry, it is still a tapestry of sorts. capturing people in one moment of time. not all tapestries are woven one of the oldest most known ‘tapestries’ the Bayeux tapestry is actually an embroidery
Maurizio Anzeri takes vintage photographs and embroiders beautiful and intricate patterns over the faces. He creates a mask like veil over the top until the original photograph is nearly visible. he uses old photographs with an old fashioned craft to create something entirely new.
Erin riley is a contemporary textile weaver who makes large scale tapestries taken from modern day imagery taken from the internet and her own photos. some of these pieces include texts, snapchats and screenshots of pornography. taking the modern throwaway image and capturing it in the ancient weaving technique. she uses weaving to approach the taboo nature of her work to show the viewer that she commits to her issues, spending anything up to 600 hours on one piece.
Maeve Dawson Art 