
“Authenticity is wiped out when the acceptance of its reproduction overcome the uniqueness of every reality.” — William Gaddis, 2002
What’s stopping you from being authentic?
No, really — what’s keeping you from just letting your personality come through in everything you do?
If you’ve ever seen self-portraits by some of the great artists, there’s something missing. Sure, the artists’ style and abilities are highlighted; some even capture their struggles. But most of these lack a distinct personality.



But Joseph Ducreux managed to do what most other artists of era his avoided. In fact, his self-portraits seemed to border on the silly and almost absurd, as he captured a wide range of facial expressions that traditional portrait artists avoided.






There is a certain modern quality to these late-18th centu…
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