Tag: art

  • The Healing Lines of Otis Hope Carey

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    If you want to experience the strength, beauty and depth of contemporary Australian culture, Otis Hope Carey is an artist you need to know. A proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man, Carey’s work blends the power of First Nations storytelling with bold, modern expression. His large-scale paintings—featuring fluid, wave-like forms—speak to ancestry, healing, connection to Country,…

  • A Journey into the Lost City of Pompei, National Museum of Australia

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    This unforgettable exhibition transported us straight into the heart of ancient Pompeii — a city frozen in time by one of history’s most devastating natural disasters. Held at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra (13 December 2024 – 4 May 2025), the Pompeii exhibition was a rich, multisensory experience that reimagined daily life in…

  • National Gallery of Australia – Canberra, Australia

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    Monuments, Movement & Quiet Moments in Gold There’s a stillness in the National Gallery of Australia that I wasn’t expecting — the kind that creeps in slowly as you wander from one space to the next, letting each artwork guide your mood. The building itself is bold and brutalist, but once inside, it gives way…

  • Museum of Contemporary Art – Athens, Greece

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    Art That Refuses to Sit Quietly If the building was raw and architectural, the art inside was just as uncompromising, unapologetic — spanning materials, mediums, and moods. One of the first pieces I saw was a dark, atmospheric installation of what looked like industrial fabric or tarps, stretched and layered like decaying skin. It hung…

  • Salvadore Dali Museum – Figueres, Spain

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    A Dream You Don’t Wake Up From Ever had a museum experience that felt more like a fever dream? That was my visit to the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain. Wild, weird, and completely unforgettable — Dalí doesn’t just make art. He is the art. I never thought I liked Salvador Dalí. Sure, I knew…

  • Picasso Museum – Barcelona, Spain

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    A walk through Barcelona with the Master On my recent trip to Spain, I went looking for Picasso.What I found wasn’t just his paintings — it was his presence. His energy. Tucked into the heart of the Gothic Quarter, the Museum Picasso feels less like a gallery and more like a love letter — from…