Charles Blackman 'The Journey II' sculpture According to his eldest son

According to his eldest son Auguste

Led by an openness to all ideas

This group

he presents a sprawling tree dripping with bats

he suggests an ocean bay in a swirl of ocean colour

Charles Blackman 'The Journey II' sculpture According to his eldest sonCharles Blackman is one of the most beloved Australian artists. His works are pensive meditations on human condition couched in the visually disarming vocabulary of a dream like state. Many of his works, especially those from the Schoolgirls and Alice series, have entered the Australian vernacular and are considered to be among the most iconic images of Australian art. His works have been a subject of curated survey exhibitions and scholarly