Self- Portrait at the Academy of Fine Arts 2026
” Self- Portrait at the Academy of Fine Arts" # SP2026199801 Mixed media W39 X H58 X Z27 Cm (W15 X H23 X Z11) 2026 This series of self-portraits is, in part, a tribute to my alma mater and, more broadly, to artistic education. I believe that the practice of painting fully allows for a self-taught path; however, in my case, walking the corridors of the Fine Arts schools was profoundly important, as was the good fortune of encountering the many wonderful and patient human beings with whom I shared one of the most exquisite periods of my life. Today, in my fifties, I am very proud of having made the decision to enter the Academy: the Royal Academy of Brussels in my first year, followed by subsequent years at the Academy of Tournai. Regarding my postgraduate studies, I should say that it was there that I primarily learned to experiment with what were then the new digital arts; however, for the purposes of this series, I will focus on the Academy of Fine Arts of Tournai, Belgi...