In this series of multifaceted etchings and drypoints by Bronwyn Rees, the Australian bush becomes a space riddled with unfolding narratives and symbolic cues. In these prints sensual pleasure, emotional fortitude, threatening darkness, and paranormal occurrence are all bound together by the twisted yet pervasive beauty found within our forests, lakes and scrublands. While the … Continue reading
Melbourne based artist Eolo Paul Bottaro reveals the inner sanctum of his studio in the lead up to his forthcoming exhibition at James Makin Gallery (July 2013). Bottaro is one of the few contemporary painters who makes their own paints from hand ground pigments, having researched pre-industrial revolution painting techniques that existed before paints were packaged in … Continue reading
“Mythmaking in the Modern Age” an excerpt from Levelling Time: The Figurative Painting of Rick Amor, Eolo Paul Bottaro and Jeffrey Smart, a Masters Thesis by Marguerite Brown, 2012. The presence of mythological threads are veiled in Rick Amor’s work, yet exist as a recurrent subtext nonetheless. Amor’s images generally avoid a definitive interpretation, he … Continue reading
Visual Pursuits 