Jean Cocteau 'The Gondoliers' romantic

Jean Cocteau 'The Gondoliers' romanticJean Cocteau (18891963) was a visionary French artist whose work defied conventional boundaries, spanning drawing, poetry, theatre, and film. As a visual artist, Cocteau developed a unique style defined by fluid lines, elegant minimalism, and a deeply expressive approach to form. His compositionsoften exploring themes of mythology, identity, and the human figureembody the spirit of the avant garde while retaining a timeless poetic quality. This work,

and quite bizarre imagery

Mairka Borlase’s infatuation with the landscape started as a child

rusted and strangely beautiful – a trace of life and activity now passed

an absurd embodiment of bravado

Blackman distills the nursery rhyme

Paul Guest and City of Hobart

‘Ghan Railway Siding’ is an image of abandoned railway siding on the old Ghan Railway Line

Throughout art history Venus has dominated

the figures in this etching are arrested by curiosity

Large and richly coloured

Described as illusory and uncanny

Image Size: 46 x 30 cm (plate size)