During my recent holiday in Canberra I had a chance to pop into the National Portrait Gallery.
It only opened in Dec 2008, & this was my first opportunity to explore it thoroughly.
It feels like the very young space that it is.
It's light, open and airy.
There is a room devoted to early colonial statues and paintings, however, the rest of the portraits feel young and fresh and modern.
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| David Chalmers by Nick Mourtzakis Chalmers is a philosopher and I think this depiction of the mind & consciousness by Mourtzakis was my favourite portrait on the day. |
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| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu by Guy Maestri |
If you'd like to see Gurrumul singing check out this link...
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| Nick Cave by Howard Arkley |
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| Kate (Kate Grenville) by Jenny Sages |
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| Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving) by Nicholas Harding |
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| Robert Drewe (in the swell) by Nicholas Harding |
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| Robert Dessaix by Robert Hannaford |
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| Self portrait by Sidney Nolan Sidney Nolan is particularly famous for his series of Ned Kelly paintings (below). |
At the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery there is a Nolan Collection Gallery that features the works of Sidney Nolan...including many of the Ned Kelly series.
The photos I took are a little shiny thanks to the light reflecting off the glass, but you get the general idea!
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This post is part of Saturday Snapshot.
What great portraits! I especially like "Kate"
ReplyDeleteGreat photo's. There are some fantastic artists out there that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy the National Portrait Gallery we've been a few times- glad you got time to get there, it's nice actually getting the time to do these things- I like that first one too- it's a very unusual painting.
ReplyDeleteAmazing artwork, especially the portraits. Each one is unique. I'll add the National Portrait Gallery to the list of "must-sees" for my visit to Australia (hopefully in the next couple of years).
ReplyDeleteKate is my favorite...they are all awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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What a beautiful exhibit! I wish I could visit Canberra one day. Thanks for showing us this wonderful gallery.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting collection. I like In the Swell best.
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