July 2021
UPDATE 24 July 2021
Let`s go to Australia!
This month we're going to visit the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, where we feature the work of Sidney Nolan, one of Australia's most famous artists. We also take a virtual tour of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne to take a virtual tour of Australian Art of the 20th Century and the current exhibition they are holding of the works of the French Impressionists. You can find out about Aboriginal Art in a short video featuring Aboriginal artists and their work.
National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Canberra, Australia
Sydney Nolan ( 1917 - 1992)
Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's finest artists of the 20th Century. He worked in a variety of mediums and was best known for his series of paintings on Ned Kelly as well as those of the Australian landscape. He left school at 14 and enrolled in the Department of Design and Crafts at the Pahran Technical College. When he left there, he was employed producing advertising and display stands with spray paints and dyes. This was the beginning of his career in art. Many of his paintings are displayed in the NGA. More information on Sidney Nolan can be found in the following video.
The NGA has a collection of one of Australian's most famous painters, Sidney Nolan. He is best known for a series of paintings on
the theme of Ned Kelly. Here we see the paintings and listen to Dr Deborah Hart, senior curator at the NGA, giving us a guided tour of the paintings in the link
below.
Landscapes by Sidney Nolan
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne
Take a virtual tour of their 20th Century Australian Art
The NGV is the 25th most visited art gallery in the world and has a wide variety of artworks in their collection. One of their most
popular is of 20th Century Australian art. You can see
landscapes, figurative art, portrait, abstract and native art. Click on the link below to take a virtual tour of this gallery.
Current Exhibition at the NGV
25th June 2021 - 3rd October 2021 - Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
The French Impressionists Paintings from Boston Museum of Fine Art.
Aboriginal Art
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Aboriginal Art can be dated back more than 20,000 years. There is no written Aboriginal language so symbols and art work are used for communication and the
telling of stories. Various mediums are used including rock painting, dot painting, rock engravings, carvings, sculpture and string art. Ochre is used on
tree bark, rocks and bodies. In the 1930's, watercolour was introduced. Look at the following video to see the artwork of several Aboriginal artists.
Art at the Olympics
Did you know that Art Competitions used to be a feature of the modern Olympic Games? The art work had to depict various Olympic sporting events, took place from
1912 until 1948 and medals were awarded. In 1954, it was decided to abandon them as the artists were professionals while Olympic athletes were required to be amateurs.
David Hockney at the Royal Academy
iPad Art
The Arrival of Spring, Normandy 2020
23rd May 2021 - 3rd October 2021
David Hockney is currently exhibiting his iPad paintings at the Royal Academy, London. You can take a virtual tour of the
exhibition in the link below.
Art Tutorial on Painting using your iPad
Do you have an iPad? This painting was created on an iPad. Perhaps you would like to have a go at painting pictures on your
iPad. You will need an iPad pencil and the app. The following tutorial demonstrates all the techniques you can use.
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The painting 'The Red Boy'
seen on the lid of the toffee tin
sells for £9.3m!
Do you remember seeing this toffee tin from years ago? 'The Red Boy' painting on the lid has divided opinion since 1825. Some think it is too sentimental, others
that it's a tour de force. In 1967, this painting was the first ever art work to feature on a postage stamp. This month, July 2021, it has been bought by the National Gallery for the sum of
£9.3m to be paid in instalments until December 2021.
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