‘Paper Boy’
Nita Jawary reflects on ‘Paper Boy’ by Florence Fuller. Nita writes: Nita also recommends reading the essay by Michael Varcoe-Cocks (Conservation Department, NGV) published on the NGV website in April …
Musings
Barrie Sheppard continues his exploration of ekphrasis. Barrie writes: Thank you, wordsmith!
Conflicted
Today there are two poems which both refer to conflicted relationships. The first is by Nita Jawary and is a response to Orchardson’s ‘The first cloud‘: The second poem is …
Feeling trapped? Write!
The extension of the current pandemic lockdown has caused considerable community consternation. While disappointing and discouraging, my medical background, and continuing awareness of the global health chaos, supports the cautious …
Father’s Day
Looking at the paintings of fathers in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria on Father’s Day, I wondered which best symbolised my relationship with my father. Ultimately, I …
Ekphrasis
‘Ekphrasis’ means a literary description of, or commentary on, a visual work of art. Nita Jawary has been exploring this literary device in relation to four artworks in the collection …
Picturing Paul
In the article ‘Richard Lewer: You Wouldn’t Make This Stuff Up’, issue 9 of Vault magazine 2015, Rebecca Gallo describes how New Zealand-born Lewer uses art to ‘delve deep into …
Art and the ‘Triple A’ Rating
‘Triple A’ is a phrase most commonly associated with the economy and is the highest grade indicating an unusually strong capacity to deal with economic challenges. In late June this …
Marriage Guidance!!
Another poetic insight into art by Lynn Morgan: Thank you again, Lynn. My grandmother always used to say: ‘The second marriage is for the KILL!’
At the Neues Museum
The post on Nefertiti reminded Barrie Sheppard of his visit to Berlin. Barrie writes: ‘While in Berlin in 2011, I sought out the Nefertiti in The Neues Museum. Apart from …