This reimagined portrait is appropriated from a self-portrait painting by František Kupka called The Yellow Scale. Some believe this self-portrait relates to Nadar's daguerreotype photographs of Charles Baudelaire, the decadent French poet. I relate to Kupka's rejection of association with any artistic school or trend and his paintings' aggressive palette. His work with color as a means of faceting form also intrigues me.

"The creative ability of an artist is manifested only if he succeeds in transforming the natural phenomena into 'another reality.' This part of the creative process as an independent element, if conscious and developed, hints at the possibility of creating a painting." ~ Frantisek Kupka