Ben Quilty
All We Can’t See
March 8, 2018 | troublemagIllustrating the Nauru Files
33 award-winning Australian artists, including four-time Archibald finalist Abdul Abdullah, Rockefeller and Churchill Fellowship recipient Janet Laurence, and acclaimed Australian painter Ben Quilty have joined forces in an Australian-first public exhibition entitled All We Can’t See … Read More
Romancing the Skull
October 1, 2017 | troublemagArt Gallery of Ballarat (VIC) 14 October 2017 – 28 January 2018
IMAGES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Paul Sloan, Still life #5 2014, pigment print on hahnemuhle photo rag © The artist, … Read More
Is Landscape Painting History?
May 1, 2017 | troublemagby Alexandra Sassé
Seeing the world as more than a backdrop or stage-set for unfolding narratives is the basic premise of landscape painting. It requires sensation rather than symbol to be the dominant motive. This is at odds with … Read More
Ben Quilty: Spoils of War
February 2, 2016 | troublemagby Steve Proposch
It is tempting to label Ben Quilty’s latest works in After Afghanistan, at Castlemaine Art Gallery until 15 April 2016, ‘super’ expressionist. The subjects of these portraits are vulnerable, yet powerful. They leave you with no … Read More