Robert Jacks 'The James Joyce House of the Dead' animals

Robert Jacks 'The James Joyce House of the Dead' animalsJames Joyce has been a life long inspiration for Robert Jacks. In 1966 Jacks staged his first solo exhibition, from which the National Gallery of Victoria bought Timbrel and harpsoothe, a work informed by Joyces modernist masterpiece Ulysses. This affinity culminated in 2004 when Jacks was anointed the official artist for Bloomsday, an annual festival that celebrates Ulysses. Occurring on the 16th of June, Bloomsday sees city and novel fuse:

'The Philosophy of Objects No 1'

Red dirt shifts into yellow light before giving way to a blue sky

He is represented in numerous public collections and is the recipient of the Israel Prize for painting and co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for painting

In ‘Untitled (Fluid Portrait)’

In 'Waving Boy'

his dexterity with line beams loudly as he presents his parents as characters in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’

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their celestial bodies tattooed with feathered and floral designs

This notion permeates ‘Pouring Tea’

This intimate aspect carries through to ‘Alice’s House’

in whom he recognised Alice

'Presence of a Dingo'