Auguste Blackman 'Bespeckled Portrait' photography Van Eyck simultaneously compresses and

Van Eyck simultaneously compresses and expands space

Dimensions: 105 x 69 cm

which derives from the 1961 painting

'Temple Letters (Chartreuse)' 2002

Auguste Blackman 'Bespeckled Portrait' photography Van Eyck simultaneously compresses andAustralias 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