Two Exhibitions

Mike Worrall

New Paintings

2nd - 28th October

Mike Worralls ' paintings are immediately recognisable. They can be likened to a medieval Magritte – absurd, surreal and alluring. By combining contemporary concepts with historical content, Mike Worrall evokes a compelling view into an enchanting, dramatic and mysterious world – that of his unrestrained imagination of women and interiors.

The Lunch, Oil on Canvas, 153 x 214cm

Interior of Imminent Desires, Oil on Canvas, 112 x 168cm

The Pink Shirt, Oil on Canvas, 115 x 77cm

Seduction in the Garden, Oil on Canvas, 122 x 183cm

The Geometric Garden, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 183cm

The Hermit, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 183cm

The Garden of Melancholia, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 183cm

Nude in Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 123 x 184cm

The Bather, Oil on Canvas, 112 x 168cm

Incident on Platform 6, Oil on Canvas, 153 x 183cm

Museum of Broken Dreams, Oil on Canvas, 153 x 183cm

Charles Blackman

Important Graphics from the 'Schoolgirls' and 'Alice' Series

2nd - 28th October

Shirley Wagner and Charles Blackman, 2004, Wagner Art Gallery

Charles Blackman is a great romantic artist, a painter of dreams and emotions. His ‘ Alice ' paintings were amongst his first important works having begun in the late 1950's. ‘Schoolgirls', painted 1953/54 were to become his first haunting series, that forever mark the birth of his true genius. His schoolgirls were the first paintings in Australia to so brilliantly give form to what is essentially invisible emotion. Both are among his most popular and highly regarded images.

Alice in Wonderland Series

Alice's Jug, Screenprint 47/75, 62 x 50cm

Always Tea Time, Screenprint 47/75, 89 x 64cm

The Chess Game, Screenprint 47/75, 63 x 79cm

Schoolgirls Series

Schoolgirl Jumping, Screenprint 71/75, 60 x 73cm

Fallen Schoolgirl, Screenprint 71/75, 60 x 80cm

The Shadow, Screenprint 71/75, 62 x 77cm

There Was, Screenprint 71/75, 57 x 77cm