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Vanitas Self Portrait by John Slaby
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John Slaby
Vanitas Self Portrait
Archival Photographic Print (without mat)
14.4 x 12
While strolling through the Louvre I came across a large still life, whose creator escapes me, that contained a skull peering into a mirror. As both the skull and mirror are symbols of vanitas, I was struck by the cleverness of this usage. In this piece, I have plagiarized, ugh I mean, I have been inspired by, this image. I have added to this the three candles and dead flower, further symbols of mortality. Additionally, the choice of flower is the tulip – a reference to all those Dutch masters. I have personalized the piece, and my own death obsession, by adding my image in the back of the mirror.