Auguste Blackman 'Mapping her Face' women artists

Auguste Blackman 'Mapping her Face' women artistsAuguste Blackman grew up the son of two icons: Charles and Barbara Blackman. The former was a prominent figure in Australian Modernism; a man whose Schoolgirls and Alices are embedded in our visual lexicon. The latter, Barbara Blackman, is a poet, writer, advocate and muse. By the age of twenty two she was blind, a diagnosis that at first felt like a life sentence for a crime I had not committed but in turn gave her a unique outlook on life. Like

suggesting new connections and a pathway to healing

short stories and essays

Image Size: 49 x 58 cm

Snir is represented at the National Gallery of Australia

In ‘Winter Sunshine’

serving innocence undercut by threat

those intrigued by art history and those with a penchant for pop art

Starring Lewis Carroll's Alice

Created with museum grade archival materials and hand signed by the artist

Dimensions: 112 x 80 cm

is to recall the minor delights that make every day its own kind of miracle

Dated circa 1953