Learning at home (part 2)
If you are interested in engaging with more substantial ‘learning at home’ then you might want to consider online courses. In the digital age new styles of learning were developed …
Learning at home (part 1)
No doubt you have already watched all the Netflix movies and miniseries and read all those books that have piled up over the years so …. now that we know …
‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’
Following on from yesterday’s blog about artists’ gardens, Rose Downer drew my attention to one of the most famous gardens in art – ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by the …
Soothing art
Today’s blog arose from an email sent to me by Ros Jonas. On the BBC News App she came across an article about how David Hockney is faring in the …
April Fool’s Day
If you search the word ‘fool’ on the NGV website you will discover that there appears to be only one work in the collection with ‘fool’ in the title The …
Sydney Bienniale
This year Sydney presents its 22nd Bienniale. Titled ‘Nirin’ – a Wiradjuri word meaning “edge” – with the accompanying public program titled ‘Nirin Wir’,or “edge of the sky”, it has …
Familiar voices
It is enjoyable and reassuring to hear the voices of old friends who are not currently part of our immediate world. The NGV is doing a remarkable job of keeping …
Are we all Edward Hopper paintings today?
Many of you will have read the article, ‘Time to Breathe’ by Andrew Stephens in the Spectrum section of The Age on 28 March. Stephens provides an informed and illuminating …
Beauty by a round window
In the late 18th century the Japanese artist Genki Komai (1747-1797), the most distinguished disciple of painter Okyo Maruyama (1733-1795), was living and working in Kyoto. His works were particularly …
Bolumbuku
While exploring the NGV collection online, Nita Jawary found ‘Bolumbuku’, an ancestor figure of the Wahgi people of Papua New Guinea in the collection. The Wahgi come from the Western …