I visited the National Portrait Gallery yesterday in order to catch the 'BP Portrait Award 2010' Exhibition before it closes this Sunday (19th September) and what a truly inspiring show it is. As a creative who particularly enjoys portraits and realism within artwork this event really was tailored to my interests. The exhibition offers a range of styles and approaches towards capturing a portrait, with the winners and runners up of the competition clearly stated.
Above is a painting that particularly caught my eye, firstly due to the shear size of the piece and of course the detail is quite astonishing. The painting is just one example of the wonderful work of artist Jason Brooks whose website can be found below.
In addition to the award exhibition I spent another hour or so perusing the other floors of the gallery which holds a number of beautifully created portraits from various eras. If you find yourself around the Leicester Square area before the 19th the show is well worth looking at and with free admission it makes for a great afternoon.
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