Auguste Blackman 'Self-Portrait in Yellow' surreal Stuffed into suitcases and shuttled

Stuffed into suitcases and shuttled around

If only it wasn’t for her family disapproval

the minutiae of perception inhabiting landscape as metaphors of thought - wandering

Paper Size: 58 x 49 cm

One of Dinny Nolan’s designs was used for a stained glass window in the National Gallery of Victoria

Auguste Blackman 'Self-Portrait in Yellow' surreal Stuffed into suitcases and shuttledAustralias lockdown has spurred reflection in many of us. Created during this period, Auguste Blackmans self portraits are broad, textual studies in expression. Despite their vibrant palettes, however, something remains withheld in Auguste's face there is an inner life we can only glimpse peripherally. This is not something alien. Months spent severed from ordinary life compels us all inward and towards the life of an artist. A respected Australian