Arthur Boyd’s Nebuchadnezzar paintings of the late 1960s form one of the defining series of his career. Following the success of his seminal Brides in 1958-59, Boyd moved to London where he continued to create darkly mythic paintings, culminating in the Nebuchadn
Robert Dickerson had always possessed an affinity for Sydney, a love affair that he maintained throughout his career. Compelled to paint his surroundings, Dickerson chose to capture the close-at-hand realities of his environment and in turn, Sydney’s atmosphere and a way of life that has all
In this depiction of a celestial night sky, Charles Blackman creates an evocative fusion of the human and the cosmic. A leading figure in Australian twentieth-century modernism, Blackman’s work has always been defined by its originality, expression of psychological complexity and ‘profound o
After being awarded the Archibald Prize in 2012 with the self-portrait The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch), Tim Storrier chose to cast his winning subject in bronze. It would seem a natural progression given Storrier’s preference for meticulous detail in two-dimensions to amplify
With a career as distinct as it was diverse, Charles Blackman has a knack of teasing out universal truths through his own unique candour. A founding member of the Antipodeans movement, Blackman created figurative imagery surrounding personal themes, holding the view that artmaking was primar
Peter Blake and fellow artists Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) and David Hockney (born 1937) created an aesthetic that celebrated the unabashedly now. The world was waking to post-war renewal and the future, at least in artistic terms, was in the hands of British art. Peter Blake’s sights like
Peter Blake and fellow artists Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) and David Hockney (born 1937) created an aesthetic that celebrated the unabashedly now. The world was waking to post-war renewal and the future, at least in artistic terms, was in the hands of British art. Peter Blake’s sights like
Francis Bacon was, in many ways, the British painter of the post-war era. His images of the human form are unrivalled in the directness of their approach and the finesse of their execution. In distorting the human figure almost beyond recognition, Bacon sought to achieve an abject v
Francis Bacon was, in many ways, the British painter of the post-war era. His images of the human form are unrivalled in the directness of their approach and the finesse of their execution. In distorting the human figure almost beyond recognition, Bacon sought to achieve an abject v
Interior with Built-In Bar 1992 is a collaborative screenprint by Australian artists Howard Arkley and Juan Davila. Howard Arkley was born in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill and Juan Davila, born in Chile, immigrated to Australia in 1974. The two met in the late 1970s when both wer