Ellen selfie

The Evolution of Selfies from Traditional Self-Portraiture

By nogur1
  • Paul Cezanne

    Paul Cezanne
    Without technology this selfie was painted cautiously by Paul. It is currently being held in the National Gallery in London.
  • Vincent Van Gogh

    Vincent Van Gogh
    This self portrait is one of the first ones that has heavy brush strokes texture throughout the painting.It is currently being held in the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Pierre Bonnard

    Pierre Bonnard
    This self portrait is quite a simple one with minimal detail included.
  • Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso
    This is quite a unique self portrait being one of the first abstract self portraits ever. Pablo has increased the size of his eyes, nose and ears.
  • Egon Schiele

    Egon Schiele
    In this self protrait there is quite a different take on self portraits. Instead of just the usual close-up, shoulders and face shot it is a full body from the waist up. And the person isn't even wearing any clothes.
  • Florence Henri

    Florence Henri
    This self portrait is quite unique because it is a photo taken of person reflecting his image in the mirror.
  • Frida Kahlo

    Frida Kahlo
    Unlike previous self portraits, this self portrait has symbolism to add meaning to the artwork. With the cat on her right shoulder representing bad luck and a mocking bird which reminds her of the pain she suffered during her divorce, this artwork is full of different meanings depending on which way you look at it.
  • Chuck Close

    Chuck Close
    One of many selfportraits taken professionally on a camera. Due to the high quality, the artwork is an exact replica of the artist.
  • First known selfie

    First known selfie
    After a drunken night out, a male posted a 'selfie' on his twitter page, claiming that he tripped over and landed lip first on a set of steps. This is believed to be the first known selfie to be taken on a technology device.
  • Celebrity Selfie

    Celebrity Selfie
    Since 2002, thousands of selfies have been taken by people all over the world, and uploded to social media. However this one has been dubbed 'the best selfie ever'. Taken during the Oscars, mutiple world famous stars rushed to get in to this photo.