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Romanticism on Valentine's Day

This week our new Executive Producer, Audrey, delved into Romanticism and the Sublime, starting with history of the movement and then discussing Neo-Romanticism in art. Ending with an idea of a 'New Romanticim' in contemporary Australian art, one that you can take with you on your upcoming gallery visits. Artworks discussed in this segment were: Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818 Théodore Géricault, Raft of Medusa , 1819 Henry Moore’s graphic drawings of war-time air raid shelters Paul Nash, Pillar and Moon from 1932-42 Exhibitions A New Romance at the National Gallery of Australia in 1987 and The Sublime Imperative at ACCA in 1991 Imants Tillers, Mount Analogue, 1985 Eugene von Guérard's North-East View From the Northern Top of Mount Kosciusko from 1863 Irene Hanenbergh’s work, sepcifically at ‘dirty borrowed stardust’ exhibition at Neon Parc Gallery Samantha Hobson, Burning Grass Season , 2019 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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