Auguste Blackman 'Paradise' surreal ‘Dreambird’ it at once warm

‘Dreambird’ it at once warm and melancholic

His eyes recall a caught animal: wild

It is accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity from The Charles Blackman Foundation

Ryan is the subject of a monograph and was celebrated in 2015 with a major retrospective at The Warrnambool Art Gallery

Nolan’s odes to African animals cement him as a visual poet

Auguste Blackman 'Paradise' surreal ‘Dreambird’ it at once warmAuguste Blackman, son of Charles Blackman, paints with enormous sensuality and feeling just observe Paradise. A visual epic, this diptych is dense and flurried, filling your field of vision with foliage, flowers, birds and sunlight. Like his father, Auguste is interested in beauty and myth. His Paradise calls on the eternal paradises of Eden, Alice in Wonderland and Narnia. It is a visual manifestation of abundance, a wellspring of beauty that offers