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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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Brett Whiteley - The balcony 2
collection art gallery of new south wales   Brett Whiteley (Australia, b.1939, d.1992)
The balcony 2 1975
© Whiteley Estate
 
Syllabus link: Frames: Subjective
If art is taken in a certain light it is precious because it is very high on the human experience. It's the perfume for the need to live...