Antipodeans: Australian Art
Christian Fletcher. Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste. South-Western Australia.
Source: Christian Fletcher via ZeeZee.
Audrey, Melbourne’s Vinegar Skipping Girl. This landmark neon sign has undergone major changes since she was first conceived as a drawing competition in 1915. The image was immortalised as a sign in 1936 by the owners of the Skipping Girl Vinegar company. Audrey was left to disrepair in 1968 when the company relocated, but she was rescued two years later by the Whiteway Neon. In 2002 her lights were turned off when the company ceased funding, but the National Trust of Victoria reignited her in 2009. She now skips to the beat of solar-powered panels.
Photo credits and information: 1) The Age. 2) Adam Dimech, Melbourne Neon.
Fortesque Bay Sunrise by JJ Harrison on Flickr.
Opera Australia at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia.
This free annual public event was held on the 1st of Dec 2012. It featured classics such as:
‘Toreador’s Song’ from Carmen, ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Turandot, the famous duets from The Pearlfishers and Lakmè, highlights of La bohème, Verdi’s most rousing choruses and the William Tell Overture.
Photo by Jeff Busby via Opera Australia.
Clifton Beach 6 by JJ Harrison on Flickr.
Australia by john white photos on Flickr.
Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia.
Max Dupain. 1969. Sydney Opera House (still under construction). Via National Archives of Australia:
On commission, Dupain took thousands of photographs of the Sydney Opera House, revealing its construction from beginning to end. Later he described the completed building from a photographer’s perspective: ‘As the light moves across it during the day, it changes its form and shape… it’s full of moods… and photographically speaking, its form is fantastic’ (1986).
Greg Weight. Jeffrey Smart 1992.
Photo: Greg Weight.
Greg Weight. Emily Kame Kngwarreye. 1994.
Photo: Greg Weight.
Ninja Kangaroos: Young male kangaroos test their strength with “boxing” matches that mostly occur at dawn. One buck gets in the others face with its forepaws until the second one concedes and hops away, or stands up tall and faces its tormentor. Then the two grapple until an advantage is gained and one rears back onto its tail and kicks out with both its feet. Here the roo on the left clearly has its opponent on the retreat. Photo taken at Lake Cootharaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. (© raoul slater/National Geographic Photo Contest).
Via The Atlantic.
Christian Fletcher. Honeycombes Cape Naturaliste. South Western Australia.
Source: Christian Fletcher via ZeeZee.
Max Dupain. 1957. Pianist Geoffrey Parsons. Via National Archives of Australia:
Geoffrey Parsons (1929–95) began his musical career after he won the ABC Concerto Competition in 1947 with the Brahms B-flat Piano Concerto. He toured Australia a staggering 31 times between 1957 and 1993. One of his most revered performances was in 1973 when he gave the first recital at the Sydney Opera House with Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson.
By Peter Dombrovskis.
The National Library of Australia has archived over 300 of his photographs.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald via Kathy Cresp-Gerrard.
Tessellated Pavement Sunrise Landscape by JJ Harrison on Flickr.
