Portrait of self is a deliberately and stylishly surreal statement that suggests that the self-revelatory image of a self-portrait is not always as honest as it seems.
Laying oneself bare artistically is the theoretical purpose of the self portrait in the modern era, but earlier ages were very happy to accept the artist’s depiction of themselves as a paradigm of status, self-worth and as an expression of their artistic ability.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is a classically trained fine artist with experience in both the public and private client design world. Although best known for his stints as a presenter on shows such as ‘Changing Rooms’ and ‘The Holiday Programme’ in the 90’s, LLB has been married to maximalism since he was a child.
His love of pattern and design accumulated during a Fine Art degree at Camberwell School of Arts (now a constituent college of the University of Arts London). This degree left LLB with a steady hand but a bigger ego… He took his new-found knowledge with him to a variety of design companies and TV shows before establishing Llewelyn-Bowen Design in 1998. Since then, pattern has remained the key component to every product, project and performance in LLB’s portfolio.
