I really enjoyed visiting the exhibition. Whilst i found some portraits very bizarre the exhibition was all about embracing technology and what portraiture is in this digital age. Lots of mixed media work presented new angles for portraiture and how to capture a person and who they are. Artists are adapting their work to embrace the digital age with many turning to video to portray people. One work that really stood out for me was a series of portrait photographs that had been merged together to create one photograph showing the similarities between a group of people. Very unique outlook on portrait which brings me to consider what is real these days? The amount of manipulation used in portrait photography can range from simple lighting adjustments to completely altering a photograph. This leaves a lot to consider...
"Present Tense: An imagined grammar of portraiture in the digital age
22 May 2010 - 22 August 2010
Technology has been a major influence on art since the invention of the camera, particularly in the field of portraiture. The digital revolution of the 1980s-1990s has altered how portraits are made and what a portrait might be. This exhibition will explore how new ways of imaging reflect the individual in this digital world and the mechanisms of imaging that are used."
Extract and Images from: http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/exhibition.php
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