National Gallery of Australia

In late 19th century Australia, the school of Australian Impressionists in the Heidelberg area formed an artist’s group that focused on painting scenes of Australia, refered as The Heidelberg School. The Impressionists were fascinated with this notion of en plein air that is the French word for “open air”. This was a technique discovered by Australian artists Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts. It was a method frequently used by the Impressionists at the school. Together, the two artists often met and painted outdoors at Box Hill located in East Melbourne, and from there artists Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder soon joined the two artists in the collective, with others (Big Black Dog Communications, 2009). Frederick McCubbin was an Australian born…

The National Gallery of Art, a museum that was started with a donation of 8,000 paintings and drawings, is now the home of over 120,000 works of art. The National Gallery of Art was founded by Andrew W. Mellon, who traveled from Pittsburg to Washington to serve as a secretary of the treasury. Because he believed that the United States should have a national museum as great as museums of other nations, Andrew Mellon proposed the idea to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and offered his very…

In 2013, the National Gallery of Victoria saw roughly 1,940,921 visitors. As the oldest and most visited gallery in Australia, the venue holds over 70,000 works that span several thousand years of history (About the NGV). Since the museum’s founding in 1861, the NGV has grown to include two buildings, NGV International and NGV Australia, located in Melbourne that house a variety of art and artifacts from around the globe including Europe, Asia, and Africa. From 18th century European oils of…

of the Northern Territory, Australia and the Anmatyerre language group both Clifford and Emily share simular life experiences, beliefs of the dreaming, geography and views of their country. Both artists produced their work in a matching time and place with simular preferred mediums and both had numerous collections exhibited both nationally and internationally. Yet their subject matter and their style of painting differed dramatically, Clifford painting the Dreaming and Emily focusing on her…

Tasmania is an island off the South Eastern coast of Australia, separated in the main land by the Bass Strait. Tasmania is the specific island as well as being one of the seven Australian states. Sometimes known as the Natural State, or the area of Inspiration, almost 40 % of Tasmania's land is preserved like a World Heritage Listed area. This temperate island paradise boasts 20 nature, and the mild sunny climate makes mtss is a prosperous region for making fine foods and wine. The capitol of…

We have seen that the Shrine of remembrance has gone through many ups and downs throughout its journey. Many professional criticism blamed it as a mere wastage of resources, but it the people of Victoria have always stood behind it. Undoubtedly some relevant question will definitely arise in the context of the report, and I have tried to find those answers going deep into the native history and culture of Australia. What messages about Australian history and culture does the National Gallery,…

An unassuming and genial man with a strong affinity for the land, Macqueen was drawn to the undulating landscape of the Darling Downs and to the coastal region adjoining Moreton Bay which provided the principal subjects for his work. His watercolours are noted for their simplicity, and for their lyrical and decorative qualities. Shape, structure and colour played a dominant role in his art, engendering a bold and dynamic expression which infused vitality into the prevailing academicism of…

libraries; expunge our festivals, literature and painting, and you're left with a society bereft of a national conversation. In the recent years, the relationship between the educational and arts and culture have been getting closer. The younger generations actively took part in activities and join the event such as drama and role playing. There is also an improvement in the student’s learning progress when they took part in arts and music activities. With this, it leads to schools from all…

Ah Xian is an Australian-Chinese artist based in Sydney, Australia. He was a practising artist in China throughout the 1980s and sought political asylum in Australia following the massacre of Tiananmen Square in 1989. Ah Xian sold his first bust to the Powerhouse Museum, and in the year 2000, he held his first solo show in Melbourne. In 2001, he won the National Gallery of Australia's inaugural National Sculpture Prize with his "Human Human : Lotus Cloisonne Figure”. He continues to make…

’ Sydney is truly unique due to its location next to miles of beautiful ocean coastline, sandy surf beaches yet just an hour away from large national parks and forests. The city itself is also renowned as one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse cities in Australia.; Sydney is also home to two of the most iconic structures on Earth: The Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Without a doubt, Sydney is one of those places…