‘The composite self’
‘Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait’
![An installation view from ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ featuring Davida Allen's Mother swinging her baby 1989 / © Davida Allen and Vincent Namatjira's Albert and Vincent 2014 / © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency, QAG, March 2023 / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA](/system/files/styles/wide/private/2023-04/QAG_LookingOutLookingIn_installationview_20230328_jruckli_035.jpg?itok=_BXlQKQS)
An installation view from ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ featuring Davida Allen's Mother swinging her baby 1989 / © Davida Allen and Vincent Namatjira's Albert and Vincent 2014 / © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency, QAG, March 2023 / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA
‘The composite self’ examines the multidimensional nature of identity, and the concept that our sense of self is informed by numerous influences, including our social circles and familial ties. For example, Vincent Namatjira’s double portrait pays homage to his late great-grandfather, the renowned Arrernte watercolourist Albert Namatjira.
![© Davida Allen Artwork Mother swinging her baby this artwork made of Oil on marine plywood, created in 1989-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2020.230a-b_001_4.jpg?itok=XGGzxqcM)
Mother swinging her baby 1989
- ALLEN, Davida - Creator
![© Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency Artwork Albert and Vincent this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on linen, created in 2014-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2015.011_001_1.jpg?itok=JDjj9HvO)
Albert and Vincent 2014
- NAMATJIRA, Vincent - Creator
![Madonna Staunton Artwork They say this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2010-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.332_001_3.jpg?itok=anTlFQPh)
They say 2010
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
![Madonna Staunton Artwork No one said this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2010-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.331_001_3.jpg?itok=5IK9dYeP)
No one said 2010
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
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![Chatchai Puipia / Thailand, b.1964 / Siamese smile: Siamese intellectual (from 'Siamese smile' series) 1995 / Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 202 x 303cm / Purchased 1996. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Accession No: 1996.218 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Chatchai Puipia A painting of a huge-scale male-appearing head set amongst lotus flowers, with a ladder leaning against the person's eyebrow.](/system/files/styles/large/private/2023-03/1996.218_001%28crop%29_AM.jpg?itok=hbnxauQ9)
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Read digital story![Zhensheng Li / Self-portrait, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, 17 July 1967 (from 'Red-colour news soldier' portfolio) 1967, printed 2008 / Digital print on Hahnemühle Digital Fine Art 100% cotton rag acid-free paper A black-and-white photograph of a person with short dark hair taking a photo of themself in 1967.](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2008.320.004_001_4.jpg?itok=507ifoIm)
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![Chatchai Puipia / Thailand, b.1964 / Siamese smile: Siamese intellectual (from 'Siamese smile' series) 1995 / Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 202 x 303cm / Purchased 1996. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Accession No: 1996.218 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Chatchai Puipia A painting of a huge-scale male-appearing head set amongst lotus flowers, with a ladder leaning against the person's eyebrow.](/system/files/styles/large/private/2023-03/1996.218_001%28crop%29_AM.jpg?itok=hbnxauQ9)