Artist field note

Huguette Caland

The line makes freedom intimate, humorous and bodily.

Self Portrait by Huguette Caland
Art Institute of Chicago · Public domainSource ↗

02 / 05

Self Portrait

1973

A continuous line discovers identity through play rather than fixed resemblance.

The five in one idea

Caland turned bodily pleasure and formal wit into a quiet refusal of social constraint.