Why do artists make self portraits? And can there ever be any real rules about how you choose to express yourself? Painter Shane Wolf and mixed media artist Nneka Jones discuss how the genre gives them free reign to experiment, photographers Cristina Otero and Danny Bittencourt explain how they use self portraits to explore emotion rather than aesthetics, and graphic artist Ohni Lisle talks about what it means to see yourself reflected in your work. 

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This episode includes audio clips from Francis Bacon (1988) directed by David Hinton, and America's Next Top Model, created and executive produced by Tyra Banks.