early self-portrait
identity
2020
Permanent marker on paper
30 × 21 cm
signed right corner
An early self-portrait made at the age of sixteen. Drawn on paper, it shows the first attempt of a teenage boy to capture himself, still far from a defined style but already revealing an urge to express and experiment.
As one of the earliest works, it documents the starting point of a journey, simple, direct, and honest in its beginnings.
Tienqa Origins Series