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  • Noreen Parker, Maralinga, 2022, Acrylic on canvas 76 x 56 cm. Image courtesy of Minyma Kutjara Arts Project A painting that uses both dot techniques and figurative depictions of trees. Familiar colours with just a few surprises
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    Familiar colours with just a few surprises

    27 March 2023

    Bringing the vibrancy and variety of First Nations art from the remote Ngaanyatjarra Lands to Perth, Really One Story is bound to be a crowd pleaser says Zali Morgan. But she’d like to see more work that challenges our expectations of Aboriginal art.

    Reading time • 7 minutesVisual Art
  • Andrew Nicholls and Jingdezhen artisans, Untitled (Cobalt Skull #1), hand-painted cobalt on porcelain, dimensions variable. Cobalt painting by Yu Xuan, 2016. Photography by Bewley Shaylor A white porcelain skull and cross bones decorated with traditional-style chinoiserie A series of uncomfortable events
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    A series of uncomfortable events

    31 August 2022

    ‘A Gentle Misinterpretation’ interrogates the problematic history of chinoiserie but Belinda Hermawan still feels uneasy.

    Reading time • 7 minutesVisual Art
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  • Alison Kennedy (VIC) ICU, 2019 240 x 300cm white ink screenprint on 30 high impact polystyrene panel 1/1 Meshing old traditions with new technologies
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    Meshing old traditions with new technologies

    10 June 2021

    With a broad definition of what constitutes “print”, the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award’s openness to boundary-pushing work is one of its greatest strengths, says Miranda Johnson.

    Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
  • Colin Smith, Bloodletting, 2020, painted false walls (MDF, timber), oil paintings (oil on ply board), air-dry clay, enamel paint, gold foil alphabet stickers, gold foil contact sheeting, hip chair, muslin, metal curtain rods, fake tree, chairs, water cooling dispenser, clock, scrap paper bin, installation dimensions vary. Photograph: Bo Wong. A 20 year wait for a queer take
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    A 20 year wait for a queer take

    21 October 2020

    Focusing on the perspectives of queer West Australian artists, this year’s ‘HERE&NOW’ exhibition at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is both stylish and thought-provoking says Jenny Scott.

    Reading time • 5 minutesVisual Art
  • A man drawing at a desk, with a cat on his shoulder Tainted love
    Opinion

    Tainted love

    25 May 2020

    In this instalment of ‘A day in the life’ we hear from visual artist Andrew Nicholls who finds much to love in his intensely productive COVID-enforced lockdown.

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