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‘…artists have through the ages attempted to rationalise the magic that is a person and personality into a two-dimensional likeness.’ @lilianetomasko Liliane Tomasko: The Psyche of the Portrait is now open at the Millennium Gallery! The theme of the subconscious is a thread through the work of Liliane Tomasko and these latest works take a bold new direction, responding to four evocative portraits in the city’s collection by Frank Auerbach, Pierre Bonnard, Kees Van Dongen and Eduardo Paolozzi. Each chosen for what it offers as a doorway to psychological thought. While a portrait is typically a surface endeavour, Tomasko delves deeper – confronting the psychological dynamic between artist and sitter and exploring how our inner worlds shape the images we make. This exhibition connects 20th-century portraiture with our 21st-century psyche. 📍 Millennium Gallery 🗓️ Open now until 12 Oct 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/liliane-tomasko-the-psyche-of-the-portrait/ Suggested donation £5 – please donate if you’re able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy. Image details: 1. Liliane Tomasko, Portrait of a Psyche split in half (van Dongen), 2025 © the artist 2. Liliane Tomasko, Portrait of a Psyche split in half (Bonnard), 2025 © the artist 3. Liliane Tomasko, Psyche (and the Self watching itself), 2025 © the artist 4. Liliane Tomasko, Portrait of a Psyche divided by three (Paolozzi), 2025 © the artist