Facing China: Truth and Memory in Portraiture Subject / Cooking & Gardening complicity and power amongst image

complicity and power amongst image

Discover:• the symbolic and mythical images of the Pre-Raphaelites

connected to the epic travels and songs of Ancestral Beings (Dreamings)

Her autobiography begins with happy early memories - swimming and fishing

Facing China: Truth and Memory in Portraiture Subject / Cooking & Gardening complicity and power amongst imageFacing China is an exploration of the portrait arts in China from the dynastic to the modern and contemporary, in painting, sculpture, photography, and video. The book focuses on truth and memory in the portraiture process, from encounters between subject, portrait, and artist, to broader familial, social, and political arenas. It also examines the influence of location on portrait production, reception, and display, from tombs, ancestral shrines,