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'Altered states'

‘Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait’

An installation view of three colourful, abstract self-portraits installed in a gallery space, where three visitors looks on.

An installation view from ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ featuring Brett Whiteley’s Self portrait – showing seven incarnations 1970, Jenny Watson's Sleeping in New York 1991 and Chatchai Puipia's Siamese smile: Siamese intellectual (from 'Siamese smile' series) 1995, March 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / Photograph: Joe Ruckli, QAGOMA

 

The artists included in ‘Altered states’ scrutinise the variability of the self-image, whether through masking or distortion.

 

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Self portrait (from 'The Bicentennial folio') 1987
Artwork Self portrait at being crowned the father of Australian drawing with 25 flies this artwork made of Graphite and colour pencil on paper, created in 1983-01-01

Self portrait at being crowned the father of Australian drawing with 25 flies 1983
Artwork Structural emblems of a friend (self portrait) this artwork made of Oil on canvas board, created in 1941-01-01

Structural emblems of a friend (self portrait) 1941
Artwork Maturing this artwork made of Single-channel video (DVD): 30 minutes, colour, silent, created in 2008-01-01

Maturing 2008
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Art make-up 1967-68
Artwork Chemical transfiction (alloyed self portrait as a slice of life or the atoms of point by point) this artwork made of Charcoal, coloured oil crayon and pencil on thick wove paper, created in 1984-01-01

Chemical transfiction (alloyed self portrait as a slice of life or the atoms of point by point) 1984
Artwork Siamese smile: Siamese intellectual (from 'Siamese smile' series) this artwork made of Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1995-01-01

Siamese smile: Siamese intellectual (from 'Siamese smile' series) 1995
Artwork Untitled #129 this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 1983-01-01

Untitled #129 1983
Artwork Basic scientists unanonymous (from 'Self portrait drawings' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and pastel on felt paper, created in 1991-01-01

Basic scientists unanonymous (from 'Self portrait drawings' series) 1991
Artwork Sleeping in New York this artwork made of Oil, pigment, plastic pearls and buttons on canvas, created in 1991-01-01

Sleeping in New York 1991
Artwork Self portrait - showing seven incarnations this artwork made of Oil, photographs, gold, cicada on composition board with glass front, created in 1970-01-01

Self portrait - showing seven incarnations 1970

 

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A painting of a huge-scale male-appearing head set amongst lotus flowers, with a ladder leaning against the person's eyebrow.
LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN

LIST OF WORKS: ‘Looking Out, Looking In’

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A dark oil painting that depicts the face of a man in late 18th century dress; he looks out from the shadow of the portrait directly at the viewer.
LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN

'Profile'

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A detail view of an oil portrait of a person with long wavy blond hair; their head, shoulders and arms are seen, but their torso appears to dissolve away.
LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN

‘In the Flesh’

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A painting of a huge-scale male-appearing head set amongst lotus flowers, with a ladder leaning against the person's eyebrow.
LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN

LIST OF WORKS: ‘Looking Out, Looking In’

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