Sidney Nolan 'Merman and Woman' mid century modernism

Sidney Nolan 'Merman and Woman' mid century modernismDated c. 1963, Sidney Nolans Merman and Woman is an intriguing work. It charts the artists enduring interest in mythology, depicting figures that are reminiscent of a merman and harpy, the half woman half bird creature of Ancient Greece. Therianthropes, these figures merge categories magical, gendered and animal suggesting we are less civilised than we imagine. Merman and Woman can be read as mythical or romantic, an expression of how we merge and

a reminder that life and lifeforms are never static

Ambiguous and utterly still

Dimensions: 50 x 68 x 4 cm

Wei is a multi-time Wynne and Archibald Prize finalist

including at the National Gallery of Victoria and British Museum

drypoint Etching

This beautiful woodblock Japanese work is an example of the nineteenth century ukiyo-e print style

He had won the prestigious Cite des Artes scholarship and upon setting down in France

known in part for his images of girls and cats

‘Comparison’ satirises both the museum and act of looking

Image Size: 50 x 49 cm

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