Articles and Videos

GARRY HYDE:

VISUAL LANGUAGE  exhibition presented by Rod Fuller & Garry Hyde

Please watch the opening speech by Rod Fuller and in conversation with artist Garry Hyde.

 

 

MICHAEL McWILLIAMS: 

AN AUSSIE WALLY

Please watch the opening speech by Glenda King.

Please enjoy a walk through the exhibition with Glenda King.

 

ANDREW SAYERS:

NATURE THROUGH THE GLASS OF TIME

• A Closer Look At … Andrew Sayers Gouaches Part I
• A Closer Look At … Andrew Sayers Gouaches Part II

Please watch the opening speech by The Hon Ted Baillieu.

Join Andrew Sayers as he walks us through the exhibition Nature Through the Glass of Time and discusses his artwork.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ARTISTS: Between the Wars

• A Closer Look At … Bessie Davidson

Please watch the informative talk by Assoc. Prof. Alison Inglis here

• A Closer Look At … The Figure

In the period between the wars, Australian women artists were leading the way by challenging traditions and exploring new ideas in art with a focus on colour, form and design, and subjects such as urban culture.

 

• A Closer Look At … The Influence of Travel

A common experience of nearly all the women represented in the exhibition was travel, particularly to Paris or London, where the exposure to different artistic styles ultimately shaped each artist’s subsequent approach, exploring new ideas with a focus on colour, form and design.

 

THE OBJECT DIVINE: sculpture, ceramic, glass and mixed media artworks

A Closer Look At … essays

• A Closer Look At … The Object Divine Part 1

Please watch Artists in Discussion with Christopher Menz here.

DRAWN: Following the Line

A Closer Look At … essays

• A Closer Look At … Buvelot

Please watch the exhibition opening, with speech by Andrew Sayers.

The Pursuit of Form

A Closer Look At … essays

• A Closer Look At … The Body
• A Closer Look At … Abstract Form
• A Closer Look At … Sculpture

Van Diemen’s Land to the MCG: Images of Colonial Hobart Town to Melbourne Now

Please watch the exhibition opening.

Van Diemen’s Land to the MCG catalogue

• A Closer Look At…La Blanchisseuse
  
• A Closer Look At … Norman Lindsay
• A Closer Look At…Contemporary Indigenous Art

 

Impression of Colour: Colour in Australian Art

Please watch the opening of Impression of Colour, featuring Dr. Gerard Vaughan here

• A closer look at…Depictions of the Goldfields
• A closer look at…Colonial Painting

Telling the Stories – From the Kimberley to Yirrkala

A Closer Look At… essays

• A closer look at… Caring for Barks
• A closer look at…Dawidi Djulwak and George Milpurrurru
• A closer look at… the Marika family
• A closer look at… the Wanjina
• A closer look at… Arnhem Land

 

From a Scrap of Paper: Drawing, Watercolour, Paint, Print, Photography

A Closer Look At… essays

• A closer look at… works that surprise
• A closer look at … works connections to public collections
• A closer look at… views of Melbourne and Hobart

 

The Elements within Sculpture

The Elements within Sculpture catalogue, 2011

Please watch the opening remarks by Ken Scarlett.

A Closer Look At… essays

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