Tag: art blog
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Raden Saleh
The work of Indonesian artist Raden Saleh is a curious journey between 19th Century Romanticism and Javanese landscape. Trained in the Netherlands his paintings reflect the European 19th century aesthetic of its time, meanwhile his glorious pink and orange hued backgrounds have a unique Javanese twist with volcanoes peaking along the skyline. www.raden-saleh.org www.galeri-nasional.or.id
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Earth
Found a lovely old skool reference book hidden away on a dusty shelf in the studio.
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Fractal Art
Continuing my exploration of fractals and optical illusions, this work is currently installed at the independent art space Dirty Shirlows, Marrickville Sydney. Acrylic on Canvas, 2 x 2.15m.
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All That Is Solid Melts Into Air
Recently reminded of the work All that is Solid Melts into Air by the artist Mark Boulos. I originally saw this work in Amsterdam years ago, but last night came across a BBC Arts Radio interview with the artist as it is currently being screened in New York. The work is a two screen video…
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