• Adventuring Down Under
    A Summer Project ... the first major collection of paintings from Utopia & Sandover Region.
    Epa festival mask (a mother with many children) by D. Areogun (Nigeria) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."The Trial" from Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."Sacred Grasses" by A. P. Bird (Australia) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT.1"Not Everyone's Cup of Tea" by B. Douglas (Dhungatti/German/Irish/Scottish).Standing Bodhisattva (3rd century) and Lucian Freud's "After Cézanne" (a parody).B. Oliver's Seashells (foreground) & K. Smith's Earth/Underground/Sky (background).Meiji period (1868-1912) covered jar from Japan — NGA."Nymphéas" by C. Monet (France) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."The Abduction of Europa" by H. Matisse (France) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT.Aardvark or pig mask by Chokwe people (Angola) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."Mama Wulu" (Late Bronze Age ... possibly Borneo) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."Aboriginal Memorial" consisting of hollow log ceremonial coffins from Central Arnhem Land — NGA."Aboriginal Memorial" consisting of hollow log ceremonial coffins from Central Arnhem Land — NGA.A mourning portrait by Robert Dowling ... 1st professional artist trained in Australia."Wreath for Oodgeroo" by C. McGregor ... using brushtail possum pelts.Busts of Woureddy (Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land) & his wife, Trucaninny ... by B. Law."Myall Creek Rorschach" by B. Quilty (Australia) — NGA ... Canberra, ACT."Ambum Stone" (1500-6000 BCE) ... thought to depict a baby long-nosed echidna."Hippolyta and the Amazon Defying Theseus" by J. Broome-Norton (Australia).

    Canberra: National Gallery of Australia

    March 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    We don’t usually do two museums in one day. But we made an exception today to take advantage of the special late closing time for the National Gallery of Australia (NGA).

    Another wonderful museum, the NGA is home to what is billed as the most valuable collection of art in the country. The website states that the “… national collection comprises over 155,000 works of art, including the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Our significant collection represents the whole of Australian art, modern art worldwide, particularly from Europe and America, and art from across Asia and the Pacific. …”

    The museum aims to inspire all Australians. If you ask me, they go beyond that and inspire everyone who steps inside to see the collection. Good thing we had comfortable shoes on as there was a lot of walking involved to see it all.    Read more