by Justin Combs (Artloft) | 2 Jun, 2008 | News and Views
There has been so much already written on the Bill Henson controversy that there is little point adding anything else into the mix. The only point I would like to make is how little nuance there seems to be on both sides of the debate. This is no doubt fueled by the...
by Justin Combs (Artloft) | 17 Apr, 2008 | Collecting Art
Brett Whiteley has always been an artist whose works attract controversy. I have recently had two Whiteley works offered for sale from a private client – they can be seen on the website. What struck me with both of these pieces is the way that Whiteley allows...
by Justin Combs (Artloft) | 20 Mar, 2008 | Collecting Art
The prints of Charles Blackman – along with those of Michael Leunig and David Boyd – are often amongst the first works that kick of an Australian art collection. Blackman has been a very prolific artist over his lifetime – and so it pays to become...
by Justin Combs (Artloft) | 11 Mar, 2008 | Exhibition Reviews
The Sidney Nolan retrospective has moved on to Melbourne. I noticed a least one review in the Melbourne press that put forward the view that after the brilliant early works Nolan became a cynical painter. In my opinion this is just plain wrong. Time after time...
by Justin Combs (Artloft) | 10 Mar, 2008 | Collecting Art
Sibling rivalry is a common theme of many art forms. However I doubt that there existed the usual levels between the two painters David Boyd and Arthur Boyd. I’m basing this on interviews I have seen with Arthur and a couple of conversations that I have had with...
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