TAHLIA CURNOW
“PORTRAITS OVER THE YEARS”
ARTBOX FISHER LIBRARY, LEVEL 2 (2023)
Tahlia Curnow, Portraits Over the Years, 2023. Ink on paper. Images courtesy of Morgan Hogg.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Portraits Over the Years is a series of thirty ink drawings inspired by photographs taken of my family, friends, and myself over a 2-year period using the 0.5 iPhone lens. Presented on a handmade concertina, this collection of drawings intends to act as a gallery of multiple personalities, presenting my loved ones as comedic caricatures. The warped lens has the effect of exaggerating facial features, presenting those that mean the most to me with large foreheads, crooked noses, and elongated faces. I hope that this slightly strange, yet humorous exaggeration heightens the intensity of their emotional facial expressions, and sparks the imagination of the viewer, encouraging audiences to create backstories and envisage the personalities of the individuals presented.
Tahlia Curnow, Portraits Over the Years, 2023. Ink on Paper. Images courtesy of Morgan Hogg.
Tahlia Curnow, Portraits Over the Years, 2023. Ink on paper. Images courtesy of Morgan Hogg.
Tahlia Curnow, Portraits Over the Years, 2023. Ink on paper. Images courtesy of Morgan Hogg.
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