Blooms and Brushstrokes: A Floral History of Australian Art Publisher / Verlag fur moderne Kunst Nurnberg museum-board members

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Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour

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New York–based Chinese artist Cai-Guo Qiang was invited to create a work of art in the amphitheatre of the Pompeii archaeological site

Blooms and Brushstrokes: A Floral History of Australian Art Publisher / Verlag fur moderne Kunst Nurnberg museum-board membersBlooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother and daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted