Amber Creswell Bell in-conversation with Lexie Eatock

Name: Amber Creswell Bell in-conversation with Lexie Eatock
Start: 2024-10-06T14:00:00+10:00
Location: 265 King Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2042

Schedule

Sun Oct 06 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

265 King Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2042 | Alexandria, NS

From 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 examines the practices of a diverse canvas of portrait painters in Australia and New Zealand. 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.
Our event space is wheelchair accessible via a stair lift. Please contact [email protected] with any additional access requirements and/or questions.
Amber Creswell Bell is a Sydney-based arts, design and lifestyle writer, and curator. With a passion for art, Amber champions emerging and unrepresented artists, curating exhibitions both independently and in collaboration with well-established commercial galleries. She is currently the Director of Emerging Art for Michael Reid galleries. Amber's book Australian Abstract (2023) was awarded the Australian Book Industry Award for Illustrated Book of the Year. About Face is Amber's sixth book with Thames & Hudson.
Lexie Eatock is the book buyer at Better Read Than Dead. She confesses to having bought every single one of Amber's books, and is an avid reader and collector of art books.