NYAB Event - "A Portrait Apart" Exhibition

"A Portrait Apart" Exhibition

Porter Contemporary

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Porter Contemporary presents A Portrait Apart, an exhibition comprised of the works of fifteen artists from around the world who are representing their unique idea of portraiture. A Portrait Apart combines the works of these artists which span six countries and seven U.S. states, giving a diverse overview of what portraiture means today through paintings, photographs, watercolors and mixed media.

Each artist, although around the globe from one another, is only a portrait apart. While portraiture in general is deeply rooted in tradition and often considered a conservative art form, artists today are not confining themselves to these limitations. Portraiture is taking on an idea or concept of something, perhaps not even a person, and manifesting that idea in a more abstract fashion.

Contemporary artists are drawing upon some of the same resources that have historically influenced portrait artists like celebrities, friends, family and even themselves but they are often creating fictional portraits, using unexpected mediums, dramatically cropping images and sometimes not even depicting people.

Media

• Painting
• Photography

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