Artist
Kyle Hackett
Title
New Domain
Date2019
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Framed Size: 27 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (70.5 × 55.2 cm)
Framed Size: 27 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (70.5 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2020.019
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
DCPS Central Office (1200 First St NE)
DescriptionIn this self-portrait, Kyle Hackett reflects on how various elements of an artwork are nested inside one another and can be taken apart to increase, or complicate, understanding. The small figure to the left of the main subject refers to another self-portrait painted by Hackett the year prior to this one. By inserting this, Hackett plays with historical ideas of secure identity and fixed painting techniques. In his self-portraits, Hackett also delves into concerns about race, class, and social standing by posing in modes that reference earlier historical eras.
