Martin
Kippenberger
Self Portrait
1988, oil on canvas
200 x 240cm |
In Martin Kippenberger’s remarkable
series of self-portraits from 1988, he pictures himself with
a touching lack of vanity. An exaggerated beer belly, folds
of fat, a thick neck, and dejected posture present a melancholic,
awkward and somewhat grumpy figure. He wears immense white
underpants pulled up high on his hips – rather like
a well-known photograph of Picasso. |