William Utermohlen's self-portraits Matt Linderman wrote this on Oct 24 2006 13 comments William Utermohlen’s self-portraits reveal his descent into Alzheimer’s (story). 1998 1999 2000
Klondike
on 24 Oct 06These….are absolutely chilling. Wow.
panoptican
on 24 Oct 06holy cow. those are something.
Justin
on 24 Oct 06“The spatial sense kept slipping, and I think he knew”—I admire the fact that he kept on painting despite these seeminly insurmountable obstacles.
Eric
on 24 Oct 06These are amazing. Given the context of the work, I feel that his later portraits are aesthetically brilliant.
James
on 25 Oct 06Sublimely interesting.
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Blake P.
on 25 Oct 06It is interesting that his color usage decreased with each new painting.
Raineri
on 25 Oct 06Such a sad story. Gives you the chills. The work however, is awesome.
Alvin
on 25 Oct 06The paintings feel so sad, there seems to be so much pain from the last one.
greg
on 25 Oct 06This is basically the most depressing thing ever.
Kenny
on 25 Oct 06That’s why I prefer designers.
LIsa
on 25 Oct 06God this breaks my heart! I immediately thought of my granmother, who is virtually gone due to Alzheimers.
Michele
on 26 Oct 06I’m struck by lack of color, but piercing eyes and frown in last one. I interpret as ability to see out and experience of sadness within.
Denise Haining
on 07 Nov 06Are reprints of these paintings available?
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