About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Australia and New Zealand Publisher / Bonnier Echo So I started to look

So I started to look for them

with highly successful exhibitions and large scale public commissions

tracing the various phases and themes that have defined her creative trajectory

It also includes interviews with eight design masters

it may even be tricky for us to get clear about our own moods

About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Australia and New Zealand Publisher / Bonnier Echo So I started to lookFrom the Australian Book Industry Award winning author of Australian Abstract. Since 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. In About Face, Amber Creswell Bell