Tag: Symbolism
Sydney Morning Herald Column
Edvard Munch 150
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Column,“My fear of life is necessary to me, as is my illness,” wrote Edvard Munch, from a Copenhagen clinic, where he was being treated for alcohol-induced hallucinations. “Without anxiety and illness, I am a ship without a rudder… My sufferings are part of my self and my art. They are indistinguishable from me, and their […]
Art Essays
Australian Symbolism
Saturday, May 19th, 2012 Art Essays, Australian Art, Sydney Morning Herald Column,There are moments in art history that are fascinating to contemplate but irredeemably minor. This pretty much sums up Australian Symbolism, which plays a supporting role to Impressionist landscape and those paintings of a broadly nationalist persuasion that dominated art in this country in the decades leading up to the First World War. Symbolism in […]