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Portrait 63

Winter 2019

Karlo, 2017 by David Rosetzky
Karlo, 2017 by David Rosetzky
Karlo, 2017 by David Rosetzky

Observation point

by David Rosetzky

I work with portraiture as a way to explore the nuances and complexities of contemporary selfhood and subjectivity.
Self-portrait, 2015 by Rod McNicol
Self-portrait, 2015 by Rod McNicol
Self-portrait, 2015 by Rod McNicol

A spectral sentience

by Aimee Board

Aimee Board reveals method, motivation and mortality in the portraiture of Rod McNicol.
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

The art of multiplicity

by Meredith Hughes

Meredith Hughes explores a key Portrait Gallery work, emerging into the infinite iterations of identity.
The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KGAK GCMG GCVO KBE QC, 2006 by Rick Amor
The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KGAK GCMG GCVO KBE QC, 2006 by Rick Amor
The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KGAK GCMG GCVO KBE QC, 2006 by Rick Amor

Prima facie

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.
Tony Bilson
Tony Bilson
Tony Bilson

Eating the seasons

by Dr Anne Sanders

Anne Sanders imbibes Tony Bilson’s gastronomic revolution.
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Expect the unexpected

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour revels in accidental artist Charles Rodius’ nineteenth century renderings of Indigenous peoples.
Madame du Barry, 1791 by Richard Cosway
Madame du Barry, 1791 by Richard Cosway
Madame du Barry, 1791 by Richard Cosway

Little women

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour looks beyond the ivory face of select portrait miniatures to reveal their sitters’ true grit.
The Honourable Bob Hawke savouring a strawberry milkshake, 2017 by Harold David
The Honourable Bob Hawke savouring a strawberry milkshake, 2017 by Harold David
The Honourable Bob Hawke savouring a strawberry milkshake, 2017 by Harold David

The intellectual larrikin

by Barrie Cassidy

Barrie Cassidy pays textured tribute to the inimitable Bob Hawke.
Portrait of Kang Sehwang, 1783 by Yi Myeonggi
Portrait of Kang Sehwang, 1783 by Yi Myeonggi
Portrait of Kang Sehwang, 1783 by Yi Myeonggi

The artist, the scholar and the gentleman

by Kwon Hyeeun

Kwon Hyeeun introduces Korean portraits of Kang Sehwang, and five generations of the Kang family.

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Portrait 64

Summer 2019/20

Marian Anderson, emerging photographer Charles Dennington, piscatorial portraits, and the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou and more.

Portrait 62

Autumn 2019

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019, the iconoclastic Japanese figures Yukio Mishima and Tamotsu Yato, Angélica Dass’ Humanæ project and more.
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