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inside ARTEXPRESS
Art Gallery of NSW
artists' quotes: ARTEXPRESS and the visual arts syllabus
 

The following quotes by artists from the Gallery's collection provide insights into art-making practice and key content in the Stage 6 Visual Arts Syllabus.

They have been chosen for audiences to consider when viewing ARTEXPRESS, with the aim of enhancing their understanding of individual student artworks on display and the syllabus from which they are derived.
 


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Francis Bacon
Anselm Kiefer
Henri Matisse
Sidney Nolan
Edgar Degas
Rosalie Gascoigne
Antony Gormley
Tom Roberts
Doris Salcedo
Anish Kapoor
Hossein Valamanesh
Brett Whiteley
Bill Henson
Salvador Dalí
Ricky Swallow
Pablo Picasso
 
Doris Salcedo - Atrabiliarios
collection art gallery of new south wales   Doris Salcedo (Colombia, b.1958)
Atrabiliarios 1992-97
(detail)
© Doris Salcedo
Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1997
 
Syllabus link: Conceptual Framework: artwork/artworld
I know that art doesn't act directly. I know that I cannot save anybody's life, but art can keep ideas alive, ideas that can influence directly our everyday lives, our daily experiences.