Mike Parr
The Pool of Blood (I - V)

1988

EB57

5 etchings/aquatints
100 x 70 cm each

Edition of 40 + 12 AP, signed and numbered

available with the portfolio "Aus Australien"

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part of portfolio AUS AUSTRALIEN
Expressive self-portrait by Mike Parr, in black line on a light background. The distorted face is characterized by strong, gestural lines - a typical example of his radical self-portraits.
Expressive self-portrait by Mike Parr, in black line on a light background. The distorted face is characterized by strong, gestural lines - a typical example of his radical self-portraits.
Expressive self-portrait by Mike Parr, in black line on a light background. The distorted face is characterized by strong, gestural lines - a typical example of his radical self-portraits.
Expressive self-portrait by Mike Parr, in black line on a light background. The distorted face is characterized by fine, gestural lines - a typical example of his radical self-portraits.
Expressive self-portrait by Mike Parr, in black line on a light background. The distorted face is characterized by strong, gestural lines - a typical example of his radical self-portraits.

    Mike Parr’s work is essentially autobiographical and organized in series. In his uncompromising performances, he explores the limits of his mental and physical abilities. Parr continues this exploration of his own subjectivity and the coherence of his self-image in his decades-long project of self-portraits, producing thousands of studies. For the graphic portfolio Aus Australien (EB57), Parr created the five etchings and aquatints The Pool of Blood (I–V), a series of larger-than-life, anamorphic self-portraits characterized by analytical clarity and expressive gestures.
    Text: Katrin Seemann