The Australian photographer, who has died at 65, originally trained as a painter and brought a certain sensibility of the painter’s hand to her practice.
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Vivid Sydney is back, with its spectacle and challenges. What can we expect from the festival now and in the future?
The Mona Lisa has traditionally been associated with Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant. But there’s plenty of evidence pointing to a different identity.
Kids will probably love it. It looks like the distilled essence of Pixar’s Monster’s Inc visual appeal. Essence is the wrong word though; to be honest this is more like pastiche.
The Protectionist era was a painful time for First Nations people – but artists are recreating clothing from this time as a powerful method of healing,
After spending more than 500 hours embroidering in an attempt to come to terms with the bushfires of 2019-2020, I discovered that while no news may be good news, ‘slow news’ is even better.
There is a long tradition in video art where artists have used existing footage to comment on and amplify social, political and environmental issues.
I identified six dimensions which will impact the quality of photographs. Here’s what I learnt – and what you can apply to your own photos.
An expansive Queensland Art Gallery survey show of lyrical Indigenous artist Judy Watson, mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri, is both thought provoking and stunningly beautiful.
Wanneroo Regional Art Gallery, north of Perth, is showing 53 artworks by Andy Warhol. It’s a far cry from the art meccas – and his work is all the more powerful for it.
Lounge creator and artist Kirsha Kaechle said the lounge was being ‘experienced’ by men exactly as intended – by excluding them.
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