Auguste Blackman 'Looking Through the Shadows' animals

Auguste Blackman 'Looking Through the Shadows' animalsAuguste Blackman grew up the son of two icons: Charles and Barbara Blackman. The former was a prominent figure in Australian Modernism; a man whose Schoolgirls and Alices are embedded in our visual lexicon. The latter, Barbara Blackman, is a poet, writer, advocate and muse. By the age of twenty two she was blind, a diagnosis that at first felt like a life sentence for a crime I had not committed but in turn gave her a unique outlook on life. Like

suggesting new connections and a pathway to healing

he propelled the viewer into his world

He draws on the collective memories of popular culture

Elton John and the National Gallery of Australia

that it has been identified as commandingly and decisively Blackman

Image Size: 25 x 92 cm

engaging with the art and landscape in an entirely personal and subjective way

Published by Clarice Beckett Images and printed by Michelle Perry at Marnling Press

'Lily in Lodz II' 1987

Staring into Le Miere's glistening crystal ball

Condition: Very Good : Describes a work of art’s image As New

Image Size: 29 x 58 cm