Abstract:

Basic design education, which constitutes the first step of education in art institutions, aims to comprehend the visual language of design with its elements and principles. Color takes place in this visual language as a powerful means of expression with its physical and chemical structure, cultural and psychological meanings. Likewise, self-portrait uses a language of expression that reflects both the artist’s style and her inner world. Self-portrait, which artist can do self-questioning and experimentation and which reflects the deep pursuit for different methods of expression, is also a subject in art education as it offers the student an environment where they can experiment. The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of researching and experiencing the color element through self-portrait in basic design education to color education. In this context, while research emphasizing the place of color in basic design education, it incorporates perspectives on self-portraits by examining approaches to color with master figures from art history and evaluates examples from student projects.

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