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His signature canvasboard paintings are informed by the contemporary diasporic experience, and often respond to issues of migration, identity, place and displacement.
Study of Louis Nowra, National Portrait Gallery. The Gallery’s Acknowledgement of Country, and information on culturally sensitive and restricted content and the use of historic language in the collection can be found here .
Nov 17, 2022 · We chat about the portrait of him in the National Portrait Gallery painted by Imants Tillers, which he loves because “nobody can recognise me”. ‘Study of Louis Nowra’, 2018, by Imants...
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Feb 7, 2019 · The National Portrait Gallery features a fantastically comprehensive range of British portraiture, spanning the medieval to the contemporary. Its display draws connections between artists, sitters and historical events and is represented by a wonderful array of media, including traditional painting, etching and sculpture.
Dec 14, 2022 · But this has no bearing on Nowra’s deep love of his adopted city. The epigraph from former Prime Minister Paul Keating captures his attitude: “If you don’t live in Sydney, you’re camping ...
Dec 15, 2022 · He discusses Max Dupain’s photograph Sunbaker (1937) and Charles Meere’s painting Australian Beach Pattern (1940), both iconic images of the myth of the beach and body culture. Sunbaker – Max Dupain (1937). National Gallery of Australia/Public Domain. Sandstone is another important theme.
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Dec 2, 2022 · Louis Nowra fell in love with Sydney “as only someone who wasn’t born there could”. Louise Kennerley. Sydney is shown to be an extroverted character, with undercurrents of sensuality, grit, and corruption, an identity sustained by an extraordinary compendium of characters.
