ISBN: 9781925432701 - Olympia: Photographs by Polixeni Papapetrou (3 results)

4to, 167pp. Colour illustrations. As new hardback copy in shrink wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Polixeni Papapetrou was a singular Australian artist, known for her compelling photographs that show childhood as a complex realm of imagination and storytelling.The birth of her daughter, Olympia, precipitated what was to be a lifelong shift in Papapetrou's practice and she began to work closer to home, photographing her children, first Olympia and later son Solomon. Olympia was central to the artist's work, and over a twenty-year period assumed the position of muse and, ultimately, of collaborator. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Polixeni Papapetrou was a singular Australian artist, known for her compelling photographs that show childhood as a complex realm of imagination and storytelling.The birth of her daughter, Olympia, precipitated what was to be a lifelong shift in Papapetrou's practice and she began to work closer to home, photographing her children, first Olympia and later son Solomon. Olympia was central to the artist's work, and over a twenty-year period assumed the position of muse and, ultimately, of collaborator. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…