About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell Milly Dent Aitken has realised museum projects

Aitken has realised museum projects around the world

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About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell Milly Dent Aitken has realised museum projectsFrom 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