On the morning of the third day of our holiday in Sydney we decided to visit the Art Galley of new South Wales. It’s located in The Domain on the road to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and close to the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Gallery has a good collection of Australian art as well as an International collection. There was also a temporary exhibition we thought we’d like to see.
We were particularly taken with the paintings by indigenous artists. During my previous visit these were relegated to the basement gallery but I was glad to see that although there was still a good selection there, there were a good number displayed in the main galleries devoted to Australian art in the main galleries on the ground floor.
Most of the works by indigenous artists were contemporary pieces painted using the traditional techniques but using modern materials. Here’s a selection of some of my favourites.
It was also interesting to see works by other Australian artists, most of whom I had little previous knowledge. Here’s a selection
Here’s some works by a contemporary Australian artist Mikala Dwyer from her exhibition A Shape of Thought. Some rather weird and a little scary, others interesting, particularly the balloon like objects
Here’s some works by contemporary artists
There were several galleries showing pre-21st century works by Australian and International artists. Some were of interest but they largely lesser works. I did rather like this little sculpture though
The temporary exhibition we decided to see featured a selection of works from the Rijksmuseum. Report to follow.
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