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A vibrant survey of contemporary Antipodean portrait painters by curator and bestselling author Amber Creswell Bell.‘Portraiture is like an alchemy of the physical and the intangible into painted materiality’ Yvette CoppersmithSince the advent of the camera nearly two centuries ago, a portrait is no longer expected to be an exact likeness. From surrealist renderings to abstract interpretations, contemporary artists have shed the convention of traditional portraiture, experimenting with an array of styles to convey the personality and character of their subjects.The dynamic nature of both the artists and their work reflects an evolution of culture, society and creative practice. These painters use portraiture to convey a narrative, engage with social, political or environmental issues or evoke the complexity of the human experience; some are simply fascinated by human faces.Whatever the artist’s motivation, every work makes clear that portraiture has always been a powerful means of telling stories and exploring our individual and collective identities.

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Book category Books in German Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik Kunst

• Full title: About Face
• Author: Amber Creswell Bell
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781760763992
• ISBN: 1760763993
• ID: 46218602
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Weight: 1786 g
• Dimensions: 290 × 230 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. January 2025

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