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Visual Arts
Detail of the power painting The Preacher (1995) winner of the 1995 Blake Prize brings attention to the plight of Rwanda; courtesy the artist and Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery.
This is a big show. The scale and intensity of these works are seemingly larger than life, confronting; their subject matter can only be described as one of life’s “big” topics of conflict and compassion, and lack thereof. Stretching 40 years, this survey is just a tip of the creative iceberg that defines George Gittoes, a war artist and humanitarian.
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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