#russelldrysdale

[optikestrav]

Lake Mungo, NSW, Australia (2024)

dunes and Lunette, Walls of China, ancient dry lake bed;

tracks: emu, feral cat; remnant fish ear-bone

© optikestrav

nationalparks.nsw.gov.au ....ancient Mungo National Park at the heart of NSW's Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area. This extraordinary place is of great significance to the Ngyiampaa, Mutthi Mutthi and Southern Paakantyi people.

Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, found resting just meters apart, were buried more than 42,000 years ago on Lake Mungo’s shores. The planet’s oldest ritual burials, Mungo Lady was cremated, Mungo Man adorned with ochre. They represent the early emergence of human spiritual beliefs and provide a glimpse into the care provided to kin through Australia’s deep history. Along with 20,000-year-old fossil human footprints, they tell an incredible story of First Australians’ long history, and led to the establishment of Mungo National Park.

Russell Drysdale (b1912 England d1981 Australia)

1 Study for Walls of China (1945) oil on hardboard 75.9x101cm

2 Walls of China (1945) pen & ink on paper 20.2x25.1cm

artgallery.nsw.gov.au In 1944 Drysdale was commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald to record the effect of serious drought conditions in western New South Wales. The publication of his drawings led to recognition of his great skill as a draughtsman, while his extraordinary experience also inspired a series of paintings epitomized by Walls of China 1945, a nightmarish vision of dead trees evoking the sculptural forms of Henry Moore amidst a deep red tonal landscape dominated by barren scorched earth.

#LakeMungo #walls of china #willandralakes #newsouthwales #australia #emu #drylake #drysdale #russelldrysdale #dunes #outback #footprints #tracks

[nathaliemdavid]

Fav #1 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales: "Crucifixion" by Russell Drysdale (c. 1946) . . . #discovery #contemporaryart #russelldrysdale #crucifixion #beautifulpainting #museum #gallery #australia #visitaustralia #artlover #globetrotter #solotraveler #freelancelife #backpacker #ontheroad #travelaroundtheworld #travelbug #traveling #wanderer #instatravel #worldtravel (à Art Gallery of New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvqN-D8BQck/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cqhnqrw29hwc

#1 #discovery #contemporaryart #russelldrysdale #crucifixion #beautifulpainting #museum #gallery #australia #visitaustralia #artlover #globetrotter #solotraveler #freelancelife #backpacker #ontheroad #travelaroundtheworld #travelbug #traveling #wanderer #instatravel #worldtravel

[pheelix-one]

"Drysdale desert study" 2017. Oil on card, postcard sized. Just a little study piece, much inspired by #russelldrysdale and is already gone! Sorry folks... #artfree #artvslife #freeart #wotstudios #art #artshare (at City of Melbourne)

#freeart #wotstudios #artshare #russelldrysdale #artvslife #art #artfree

[bibliobeque]

"The books were full of words, physical reduplication of that endless cackle of men." I started reading this book last night and so far it is absolute WOW! #williamgolding #darknessvisible #faberpaperback #therainmaker #russelldrysdale — view on Instagram http://ift.tt/2udgT2J

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