Embodying the Face: The Intersubjectivity of Portraits and Self-portraits

Self Portraits with Mandelbrot Genetics

This paper is an artist statement describing a manipulation of the Mandelbrot Set equation as the basis for creating semi-figurative images, using a genetic algorithm. Modernist painting is referenced in terms of the play between representation and abstraction. The Platonic implications of the Mandelbrot Set are considered as a point of departure for manipulation of the complex function.

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

Facial transformations of ancient portraits: the face of Caesar

Some software solutions used to obtain the facial transformations can help investigating the artistic metamorphosis of the ancient portraits of the same person. An analysis with a freely available software of portraitures of Julius Caesar is proposed, showing his several " morphs ". The software helps enhancing the mood the artist added to a portrait. In image processing, a facial transformatio...

Identity-preserving Face Recovery from Portraits

Recovering the latent photorealistic faces from their artistic portraits aids human perception and facial analysis. However, recovering photorealistic faces from stylized portraits while preserving identity is challenging because the fine details of real faces can be distorted or lost in stylized images. In this paper, we present a new Identity-preserving Face Recovery from Portraits (IFRP) met...

Portraits of Buddhist Women