Tag Archive for Self portraits

Symposium: The Naked Face at the NGV

Derwent Lees Australia 1884–1931, lived in England 1908–31 Self-portrait (1910s) red chalk 29.1 x 22.8 cm Felton Bequest, 1947 (1802-4)

Symposium The Naked Face: self-portraits: Art, emotion, identity What can self-portraits tell us about the human mind, body and identity? One of the liveliest current debates concerns the nature of human consciousness. How do we acquire and maintain individual identity? How is art subject to memory, emotion, historical and cultural circumstance? Does art expand the mind and can our neurological structures change? Join philosophers, critics and artists to discuss the creative process. Speakers Prof John Sutton, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science Assoc. Prof, Adrian Martin, film and cultural critic Julie Rrap, artist Lewis Miller, artist…

Lecture - The final cut: Unmasking the artist

Derwent Lees Australia 1884–1931, lived in England 1908–31 Self-portrait (1910s) red chalk 29.1 x 22.8 cm Felton Bequest, 1947 (1802-4)

The final cut: Unmasking the artist Dr Vivien Gaston, Curator Curator of The Naked Face: self-portraits Dr Vivien Gaston will illustrate and discuss the six themes of this current major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria Australia and position the works in the wider context of the history of self-portraits. She will also consider the current controversy surrounding this innovative exhibition. Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Date: Saturday 12 February 2-4pm Cost:  $32 Adult / $27 NGV Member / $29 Concession / $16 Student (includes afternoon tea, bookings essential) Program bookings 03…