George Gittoes 'Travelling Companions ' first nations artist Michael Powell studies the effect

Michael Powell studies the effect of light on water

In the centre of the plane is a square of black

Dimensions: 36 x 48 x 4 cm

Original linocut prints

swirls of seaweed and speckled plankton

George Gittoes 'Travelling Companions ' first nations artist Michael Powell studies the effectGeorge Gittoes, an Australian artist, filmmaker and political activist, has led an extraordinary life. In 1970, he helped establish the Yellow House Artist Collective, a bohemian institution in Sydney inspired by Vincent van Goghs artist commune and the British Arts Lab movement of the late 1960s. After departing the commune, Gittoes settled in Bundeena using it as a base for his travels to regions including Rwanda, Afghanistan and Cambodia, where he