LUMINOUS WORLD: Contemporary Art from the Wesfarmers Collection
Image: Bill Henson: Untitled from Paris Opera project 1990-91
An exciting new exhibition which brings together a selection of 61 different paintings, photographs, barks, Lorrkon hollow logs and ceremonial objects by some of Australia and New Zealand’s most significant artists is now open to the public at the National Art School in Darlinghurst.
The works have been collected over the course of three decades from artists such as Paddy Bedford, Rosalie Gascoigne, Bill Henson, John Mawurndjul and Lena Yarinkura. The works all carry with them a message built around the theme of ‘light’, which carries with it a symbolic resonance and ever expanding array of possibilities.
With all of the artists traversing diverse cultural and philosophical backgrounds, the works explore the concept of light as it pertains to natural elements, such as the movement of stars, to more modern examples of light, such as the artificial light under which we live today, and finally to spiritual and mythic manifestations of light. (JA)
Until Feb 27, 11am-5pm, Mon-Sat. National Art School Gallery, Forbes St, Darlinghurst. Info: nas.edu.au/NASGallery
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