What Are You Like? Self Revealing Portraits by People In The
Public Eye
"Illuminating for its
insight into creative minds, touching in its
simplicity"
Zena Alkayat, The Metro
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A collaboration between The House of Illustration and Dulwich
Picture Gallery brought together an eclectic group of public
figures, each contributing a 'self-portrait' composed of their
favourite things.
The idea was taken from a Victorian game of describing yourself
with images of your favourite things: like a self-portrait. 45
people in the public eye were asked to illustrate their 8 favourite
things from a list of 12 – their favourite animal, book, clothes,
comfort, food, pastime, place, possession, music, shoes, weather
and pet aversion (the thing they love to hate!)
Contributors included Quentin Blake, Andrew Marr, Brian
Eno, David Adjaye, David Shrigley, Donald Urquhart, Eric Clapton,
Jack Penate, Lauren Child to name a few...
In a break with the Gallery tradition of the artist's name
appearing with the work of art, each illustration appeared
uncredited, allowing visitors the fun of trying to guess the
creator's identity; any confusion was allayed with the
provision of an artist list (should the viewer have wished to
cheat!).
A diverse and revealing exhibition and an exciting
partnership with The House of Illustration - the first gallery in
the UK dedicated to celebrating the art of illustration.
Quentin Blake presented a talk about the exhibition
during the Gallery
Lates on 20th November, signing this 2008's gallery
Christmas card, designed by himself.
Downloads
What Are You Like? Press release
- PDF
What Are You Like? article from
Dulwich In View magazine - PDF