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Featuring works from an international list of artists, the BP Portrait Award highlights the vitality of portrait painting today. This book presents the diverse range of styles in contemporary portraiture and the variety of techniques used by artists working in the field today. In his introductory essay Michael Rosen considers his own relationship with portraiture and observes that ‘one way to reach those general truths and thoughts about our humanity is through the most detailed, specific exploration of one individual.’ |