Brett Whiteley 'Lovers' romantic carries on his father’s legacy

carries on his father’s legacy with the fantastical ‘Tea Bunny’

In ‘Jack’s Beanstalk’

Interested in the universality of these stories

a magnificent symbol of the Australian bush

Brett Whiteley 'Lovers' romantic carries on his father’s legacyBrett Whiteleys Lovers is a vision of erotic passion. Its creator was a true bohemian, a diplomat of the free love movement that redefined Australian art. He even spent time at the Chelsea Hotel among Bob Dylan, Mark Rothko and Irish poet Brendan Behan. The counter cultural infused Whiteleys art. Lovers is an expression of this without shame or coyness, he envisions sex, a wild, embodied, exaltation. Among Australias most celebrated artists, Whiteley