John Olsen 'Paella' sculpture

John Olsen 'Paella' sculptureIs this an image of the Australian sun, a splitting yoke or as the title asserts, the Spanish dish Paella? Moving between figuration and abstraction, John Olsens work sees all forms of life as interconnected and vital, finding life in the sky, pond and at the dinner table. Olsen was known to lovingly cook paella, inspired by a trip he took to Spain in the late 1950s. He was struck by the countrys mediterranean lifestyle and palette, a feeling he

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a suite of prints by sixteen Central Victorian artists that coincided with the international printmaking conference IMPACT 7 2011: Intersections & Counterpoints’

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