As political intentions increase and the focus into personal issues such as Australian identity and mental health gain the mass media’s attention, the National Portrait Gallery of Australia’s National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 accurately depicts the psychological inner life an individual and the constraining forces that make them into the individual portrayed in the image. The exhibition displays 43 photographs from photographers around Australia, the collections representing modern Australian youth culture and the issues and beliefs that shape its own identity in a bravely optimistic manner. The works of Filomena Rizz and Laura Sikes if not particularly encapsulate the whole collection, raising themes surrounding mental health, stigmas
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Her pose alone - arms elevated back with her chest puffed out while sitting down – tells a story that yields confidence and power, yet her face – her heavy, deep set eyebags indicating recent emotional distress juxtaposed by her indigo darted eyes– portrays a darker message to what was originally shown. It is in this defensive façade that her pale disposition and blank eyes - neither heavy or blunt yet so barren in compassion – projects the story of a young adult coming into being. Through such a such a simple portrait that the photographer, Filomena Rizz has revealed the subtlest aspects of Charlottes own inner psyche in such a fervent display that cries for compassion yet exudes …show more content…
It is within her face that a certain sadness and unwillingness creeps; she is sardonic and cynical and oblivious to her own sense of identity. It is in this unknown sense of identity hand in hand with her own mental health that the photograph exhibits a harsh yet gripping explanation the journey from adolescence into young adulthood. Despite the outcome, the photo captures a fundamental element at the core of Charlottes being. What is captured is a likeness that alludes to courage and sadness – the pain and release of a young girl coming into being.
It is in this struggle for self-identity, that the image ‘My Olivia’ by Filomena Rizzo ( as seen in source 2) presents the story of adolescence in such a naïve yet distinctively personal way. The image was named ‘Most Highly Commended’ and features Olivia, a young girl who experiences strong feelings and urges but with patience and the maturing of chemicals in her brain outgrew these impulses. (Art Almanac,
Her pose alone - arms elevated back with her chest puffed out while sitting down – tells a story that yields confidence and power, yet her face – her heavy, deep set eyebags indicating recent emotional distress juxtaposed by her indigo darted eyes– portrays a darker message to what was originally shown. It is in this defensive façade that her pale disposition and blank eyes - neither heavy or blunt yet so barren in compassion – projects the story of a young adult coming into being. Through such a such a simple portrait that the photographer, Filomena Rizz has revealed the subtlest aspects of Charlottes own inner psyche in such a fervent display that cries for compassion yet exudes …show more content…
It is within her face that a certain sadness and unwillingness creeps; she is sardonic and cynical and oblivious to her own sense of identity. It is in this unknown sense of identity hand in hand with her own mental health that the photograph exhibits a harsh yet gripping explanation the journey from adolescence into young adulthood. Despite the outcome, the photo captures a fundamental element at the core of Charlottes being. What is captured is a likeness that alludes to courage and sadness – the pain and release of a young girl coming into being.
It is in this struggle for self-identity, that the image ‘My Olivia’ by Filomena Rizzo ( as seen in source 2) presents the story of adolescence in such a naïve yet distinctively personal way. The image was named ‘Most Highly Commended’ and features Olivia, a young girl who experiences strong feelings and urges but with patience and the maturing of chemicals in her brain outgrew these impulses. (Art Almanac,