Kim Barter 'bob' still life

Kim Barter 'bob' still lifeBob Brown, the former leader of the Greens, is a formidable figure in Australias political history. Not only one of the first Greens members to be elected to the Senate, he was instrumental in Australias then burgeoning conservation movement. He was also the first openly gay member of Australian Parliament representing a state, Tasmania, where homosexuality was still criminalised. Rightfully, Brown was declared a National Living Treasure in 1998. This

Washed in sunlit gold

the stars reveal themselves

revered writer and curator Ursula Hoff

'Self Portrait as Ned Kelly aged fifty (There's a Ned in every crowd)' 2015

a resonance repeated until the viewer feels centred

embossed lower right

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Set in a dusky landscape

her brushwork looks digital – evoking a tactility and interactivity associated with screens

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