Drawing on a body of work made during residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, in 2016, this debut book from Sydney artist Tom Polo says much about his distinctive, mildly idiosyncratic approach to drawing, painting and the portrait. The 48 imaginary portraits ooze with both personality and character, their often impish visages revealing a language that proves both playful and pointed, leaning on the qualities of the naive and untaught while displaying an astute painterly syntax and sensibility. Featuring an essay by Justin Paton – Head Curator of International Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales – this book offers a lively vantage on one of Australia's most intriguing young painters; here, Polo subtly and poetically withholds as much as he reveals.