Auguste Blackman 'Woman' neo-expressionism

Auguste Blackman 'Woman' neo-expressionismAuguste Blackman grew up the son of two icons: Charles and Barbara Blackman. The former was a prominent figure in Australian Modernism; a man whose Schoolgirls and Alices are embedded in our visual lexicon. The latter, Barbara Blackman, is a poet, writer, advocate and muse. By the age of twenty two she was blind, a diagnosis that at first felt like a life sentence for a crime I had not committed but in turn gave her a unique outlook on life. Like

individuals and brands

This work however

his version references Jean Cocteau's film of same name which utilizes mirrors

whose writing he was introduced to by Sunday Reed

Image Size: 35 x 45 cm

as well as those invested in politics and the underdog

as though trapped by a part of themselves

stride into 1980s Melbourne today

suspense stew – this is a cinematic subterfuge at its finest

Suffused with movement and a nostalgic colour palette

'Titania as Bride Rose'

an original screenprint that places Lewis Carroll’s classic under new light