Amanda Upton 'Hiding' cool tones Blackman imagines a figure facing

Blackman imagines a figure facing away from us

many of whom reported the experience as life-changing

still as a reed

Blackman places heartbreak alongside hope

a man whose Schoolgirls and Alices are embedded in our visual lexicon

Amanda Upton 'Hiding' cool tones Blackman imagines a figure facingAmanda Uptons visual world is equal parts whimsical and mysterious. Her characters occupy richly detailed scenes, sometimes fantastical, sometimes familiar. In Hiding, a tattooed woman is camouflaged against the forest. Leaves cascade from the trees, perhaps at the whim of this woman who appears part human, part ecology. Upton is an acclaimed artist and illustrator. Her work was included in Luerzers Archive Magazine collection of the worlds best