{"id":1516,"date":"2012-08-04T20:11:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T20:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2012-08-04T20:11:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T20:11:55","slug":"self-portraits-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/self-portraits-at-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-portraits at 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I turned fifty this year (May 2012) and have thought about commemorating it (sort of) by doing a series of self-portraits.<\/p>\n

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Mike @ 50<\/p><\/div>\n

However, I find myself with mixed ideas or purposes for this project.<\/p>\n

One idea is to do a somewhat enigmatic, “tongue-in-cheek” series. The project would place me in a sequence of situations that would make sense for a 50 year-old man, though perhaps a bit skewed.<\/p>\n

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Mike @ 50 (enigmatic sample)<\/p><\/div>\n

The other direction I was considering would be more narcissistic.<\/p>\n

I’ve kept myself in relatively good shape for a man of 50 years old by visiting the gym a few times a week (for many years) and eating a mostly low-fat, vegetarian diet. So my thought was to do nudes or partial nudes taking advantage of this body in which I’ve invested so much time and care (especially before I get much older).<\/p>\n

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Mike @ 50 (nudity sample)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mike @ 50 (nudity sample)<\/p><\/div>\n

In any case, I’ll be attempting to do some sort of self-portrait project this year, and maybe–just maybe–I’ll end up with a cohesive series at year’s end!<\/p>\n
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