What is being NATIVE and how does a NATIVE person see the world? The landscape talks to us through colours and texture far beyond what the untrained eye can see – through the shift in colours in the sky and water, the contrast from land to sea and the emotional connection to country. Being NATIVE […]
In the early 1970s the WA Agriculture Protection Board hired more than 300 men to eradicate the weeds, Noogoora Burr and Parkinsonia, that were affecting livestock across northern WA. The herbicide the men were spraying contained the now-banned substance 245T – an ingredient in the defoliant Agent Orange. ‘Agent Orange’ legacy continues to haunt next generation […]
Photographic Print Series Karratha, Western Australia 2021 The abstract of visions of what my ancestors were accustomed haunt my creative mind, the emotional connection to suffering and surviving echoes my own life and through these works I allow you to feel the pain of history that has been silenced through prosperity and ignorance. Associate your […]
“This snake has followed me from birth. It has presented itself in many forms over my lifetime and continues to make its presence felt throughout my adult life. It reminds me that even through pain and loss it is my responsibility to my children to guide them so they can prepare themselves for life’s challenges. […]
Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to present the 2020 Fifty Squared Art Prize, our annual open call art prize with all levels of experience accepted. Featuring over three hundred local and international artists with all artworks 50x50cm or smaller, the Fifty Squared Art Prize truly celebrates the diversity of approach to the simple two dimensional […]
When I tend to capture landscape the colours and texture of country speaks to me and over the years I’ve spent many hours using different Lens and filters versus times of day that allows the colour to remind the viewer of being on country and feeing the emotional connection, my landscape work isn’t about a […]
To Be Continued is a survey of recent photography from Indigenous Australia. Cinematic vistas of wide-open spaces recall memories of childhood and adolescence and re-enactments of history shed light on horrific frontier violence while restrained yet poignant portraits give face to some of Australia’s more remote communities. With work from remote, regional and metropolitan based artists, To […]
The Pingyao International Photography Festival is held in the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province. It’s not only an event for photographers of all skill levels, from the novice to the seasoned photographer, but is also a rare event for those simply interested in photography. This includes both curiosity-driven local residents and tourists from […]
OPENING THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 6.00-8.00PM Blak Dot Gallery |www.blakdot.com.au 33 Saxon Street BRUNSWICK 3056 Mother Earth Burns as scars tattoo across her skin, her life-giving flow dried to dust. Her tears are salty to the tongue as her voice burns red. She cries out to those who are willing to listen to her song. A collection […]
The Pingyao International Photography Festival is held in the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province. It’s not only an event for photographers of all skill levels, from the novice to the seasoned photographer, but is also a rare event for those simply interested in photography. This includes both curiosity-driven local residents and tourists from […]