Mirka Mora 'Girls and Birds' george bell circleThe visual world of Mirka Mora, matriarch of the Melbourne art scene, was fantastical. Creatures human, animal and hybrid dance throughout, inspired by Eastern European fairy tales, angels and ancient mythology, as well as Moras own fecund imagination. Moras art was an act of resilience. Her family narrowly escaped the Holocaust, with Mora spending her adolescence hiding between French villages and forests evading capture. Her work is set in this
‘The Conversation’ pricks at the essence of childhood
Part Roy Lichtenstein meets Francis Bacon
'The Bay XII' 1987
represents a singular voice in Australia’s cultural life
‘Part one: editioned prints (1-111)’
So beloved was Halpern’s sculpture ‘Ophelia’
who frequently appears in Dunlop’s work
Blackman is represented in all state collections and has transcended art world notoriety to become an icon of Australian culture
Brett Whiteley: The Graphics 1961-1992
Paper Dimensions: 70 x 50 cm
signed and dated May 2004 on reverse
Makin has even captured the owls upon his subject’s jacket – merrily blinking at the viewer
