Sigmar Polke
Selbst­b­ildnis

1971

EB31

Offset print, 21 x 23 cm

Edition of 120, signed and numbered

available with the special edition "Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus"

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Offset print by Sigmar Polke. Photograph with multiple exposures, in which the dark silhouette of Polke's head becomes a kind of Janus head due to the rotation of Polke's body during the shot. Blurred background.

    The offset print Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) is Sigmar Polke’s contribution to the special edition of the publication Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus (EB31). The template for the print is a multi-exposed photograph, which, due to the rotation of Polke’s body during the shot, transforms the dark silhouette of Polke’s head into a kind of Janus head. Due to the strong overexposure in the left and lower areas of the picture, the head seems to float in a vaguely recognizable space.
    Text: Katrin Seemann