“Dog Brains” is a screenprint created by Tracey Emin in 2000. The artwork features a loosely sketched nude self-portrait in magenta, accompanied by the handwritten words “Dog Brains.” This piece is part of Emin’s “Nude Self-Portraits” collection, which delves into themes of personal experience and vulnerability.

Emin has described “Dog Brains” as stemming from “a series of self-portraits about being drunk.” She elaborated, “Dog Brains has got humour. It looks like a bit of a tragic, spindly, pissed figure. I’d want people to feel empathy. I want women to say, ‘Yeah, I know how that feels.’”

The print measures approximately 76 x 102 cm and was produced in an edition of 300, each signed, numbered, and dated by the artist.

“Dog Brains” exemplifies Emin’s confessional approach, using her own image to explore themes of identity, emotion, and the human condition.