Auguste Blackman 'Bursting with Life' romantic

Auguste Blackman 'Bursting with Life' romanticDuring the European Renaissance, depictions of flowers became a way for an artist or patron to communicate their worldliness. A painting of a non native plant indicated that its creator had access to among the most rare and fleeting of beauties. In this work, Auguste Blackman eschews this notion to instead, prize a flower close to home. 'Bursting with Life' is a sumptuous ode to gum tree blossoms. It evokes the plants impact, which sees a flame of

Xylograph (relief wood block print) on paper

he carves out a woman’s face

'The Drama'

embedded in Australia’s landscape

he draws his then wife and muse

Born in Wales in 1943

Deborah Klein: Out of the Past 1995-2007 (exhibition cat)

waving back

'Chair (Parisians I)' 2004

He is represented in numerous public collections including the National Gallery of Australia

it calls forth the water's force

Fanning across the page man