VINCENT NAMATJIRA, The Royal Tour (Vincent and Elizabeth on Country), 2022, NFS. Courtesy the artist and THIS IS NO FANTASY.
Whether you are a Royalist or a Republican, no one can deny the impact the Queen has had on the past three generations globally.
That mash of history, dedication and an iconic visual signature, is pure honey for any artist working in the medium of portraiture.
‘And Queens are so rare, just in terms of the way royalty works – we now have Charles, then William and then one of his sons [or daughter] – it is a once in a lifetime thing.’
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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