the 5 line self portrait

You've got 5 lines to make a self-portrait. How are you going to do it? What to include? What to leave out? How will it sum you up?

This has been a classic design school project for a long time, now brought elegantly to the web by a couple of Rhode Island born artists-- architect Christopher Pizzi and media designer Mitch Goldstein. Both are originally from Rhode Island, and Mitch still lives here!
You can either think long and hard to come up with your reduction, or just don't think at all and just start drawing. It's fun once you start, and it's not hard to do some alternates if you don't like your first attempt.

As famous architect Mies van der Rohe said "Less is More."

Here's mine (currently on display at the website:)




To submit your own 5line portrait, see their submission guidelines.


To view others portraits, visit the gallery.