Auguste Blackman 'Picasso's Monsters' - Acrylic on canvas pop

Auguste Blackman 'Picasso's Monsters' - Acrylic on canvas popAuguste Blackmans depictions of the minotaur take after Pablo Picassos. The part man part bull recurs throughout the latter artists oeuvre, giving form to an entanglement of ideas. On one hand, it embodies Picassos lasciviousness, violence, guilt and despair. The minotaur is by nature uncontrollable; a victim to its own swelling instincts. On a more universal level, the minotaur symbolises the unconscious at large; for the surrealists, it evoked

'Flying' 2005

Signed: Signed AB

‘Waving Boy (Winter)’ 1999

This work perfectly embodies the mystic of Del-Mace’s fantasised world

knowing better than most how much experience defines place

and colours

From one of Australia s esteemed artists

Like taking a walk to turn over an idea

while others dress in Edwardian garb and gather for live readings

Image Size: 56 x 83 cm

Makin captures the drama of the Flinders Ranges

He is represented in most major national collections