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Synopsis
"The Portrait Now" presents a unique and important selection of contemporary portraits from across the world. Featuring over eighty portraits, including the most recent work of internationally acclaimed artists, the book demonstrates the accomplishment and inventiveness of this major art form. "The Portrait Now" is an exciting overview of contemporary trends in portraiture, in the context of a changing outlook in the art world. The portraits have been chosen to show the latest developments in painting, sculpture, video art, photography and self-portraiture, and to highlight changes that are occurring in the artistic presentation of the human form. Together they illustrate how artists are responding to the human condition in increasingly inventive ways and in the context of a more complex world. The book features an essay by Sandy Nairne and Sarah Howgate in which they examine international portraiture, focusing on a selection of works from 2000 onwards. They discuss such subjects as the condition for portraits, celebrity, identity, the variety of media used, commissioning portraits, patronage, the return of the society portrait and the use of new technology. "The Portrait Now" will be an indispensable reference book for all those working in the field or interested in contemporary art. It is published to launch the Gallery's 150th anniversary year.
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Review
" An informative and exciting international gathering of more than 80 portraits by contemporary artists. Diverse in media, style, and intent. " -- Booklist
"An informative and exciting international gathering of more than 80 portraits by contemporary artists. Diverse in media, style, and intent."-Booklist
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Unieke selectie van hedendaagse portretten van internationaal gerenommeerde kunstenaars vanuit de gehele wereld
'The Portrait Now' presenteert een unieke selectie van hedendaagse portretten vanuit de gehele wereld. Met meer dan tachtig portretten,waaronder het meest recente werk van internationaal gerenommeerde kunstenaars, laat dit boek de grootse prestaties en vernieuwingen zien binnen deze belangrijke kunstvorm.
Dit boek is een indrukwekkend overzicht van hedendaagse trends in de portretkunst in de context van een veranderende zienswijze binnen de kunstwereld. De portretten zijn gekozen om de nieuwste ontwikkelingen aan te tonen in de schilderen beeldhouwkunst, de videokunst, de fotografie en het zelfportret, en om de veranderingen te accentueren die gaande zijn in de artistieke representaties van de menselijke vorm. Tezamen laten zij een beeld zien van kunstenaars die op een steeds creatievere manier reageren op de menselijke vorm in een steeds complexere wereld.
The Portrait Now is een onmisbaar naslagwerk voor iedereen die werkzaam is in of belangstelling heeft voor de hedendaagse portretkunst. Uitgave ter gelegenheid van het 150-jarig bestaan van de National Portrait Gallery.
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- PublisherNational Portrait Gallery Publications
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1855143585
- ISBN 13 9781855143586
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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