Self-portrait with orange T-shirt (Oil on canvas, 2021) is a literal representation of
myself. There is no visual metaphor that one would need to find to understand the
underlying message. The painting is just me with my head laying on a surface and
my eyes gazing directly towards the viewers. All I want is to portray a state of restful
contemplation amongst a life filled with chaos and confusion.

In this work, I use colors and compositions as representations of myself and my
feelings. The neutral and earthy tones are my way of depicting tranquility, while
the dominating orange adds a heat that describes my characteristic: passionate
and some occasional bad temper. The greenish shade, on the other hand, helps to
balance that heat out and brings about a sense of a melancholic loner. I am, in fact,
a lost human being on a track to discover myself.

Artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Ryman used the whiteness and blank
spaces in their paintings to create a meditative state of mind, and I would like to
create a similar psychological effect in my self-portrait. If the busy part focuses on
the shifts in colors and shadows on the face, the hand and its reflection, the rest
of the composition consists of more solid shades, providing a breather from the
stimulating color palette. The look in the eyes also adds a factor as it does not
express any particular emotion. It could be that I am looking into a blank, infinite
and undefined space.

Self-portrait with orange T-shirt

Ocean Roscal

Andesine

Verda Guatemala

Viridian

Citrine

Mandala Supreme

Pyrite

Euphony

Iolite

Cassiterite

Morganite

Roxana

Kamaria

Apus

Ophelia

Ciro

Pictor

Danica

Musca

Estella

Circinus

Work(s): Paper Gift Box
Size: 369KB
Posted date: September 23, 2018

Photographic information:
Owner: Khanh Linh
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com / Phone: +18086651631 

© Copyright 2018 Khanh Linh

Paper Gift Box

The landscape of the street intersection is a photo taken by photographer Khanh Linh.
Upload: September 23, 2020
My contact information:
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com or Phone: +18086651631

- © 2018 Copyrighted By Khanh Linh

Scenery of the street intersection

Portrait of Mom

The golden land in the desert is a photo taken by Khanh Linh and posted here on September 23, 2015.
Contact for work:
- Phottographer: Khanh Linh
- Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com or Phone: +18064255123

© 2015 Copytighted by Khanh Linh

Golden land in the desert

The golden desert being exploited was taken by Khanh Linh and posted on January 29, 2019.

Contact for work:
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com or Phone: +18086228812

© Don't use photos for advertising or commercial purposes!
© 2019 Copyrighted By Khanh Linh

Golden Desert (2019)

Horror picture taken by Khanh Linh and posted on August 21, 2019.

Contact for work:
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com or Phone: +18085857999

© 2019 Copyrighted By Khanh Linh

Astonishment (2019)

A tree trunk struck by lightning after a major storm was captured by Khanh Linh and posted on February 23, 2018.

Contact for work:
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com or Phone: +18086651631

© 2018 Copyrighted By Khanh Linh

TRUNKS AFTER A MAJOR STORM (2018)

Work(s): Paper Gift Box
Size: 369KB
Posted date: September 23, 2018
Photographic information:
Owner: Khanh Linh
Email: khanhlinh6921@gmail.com / Phone: +18086651631 

Add

Linh

Opportunities

For Artists

ArtConnect

Support