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Amanda Upton by Lost At E Minor
Recently named by Dutch magazine, Archive, as being amongst the world's best 200 illustrators, Sydney-based artist, Amanda Upton, creates lush and somewhat surreal works that conjure up storybook symbolism with their thick colour palette.
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