Charles blackman alices adventures in wonderland

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Charles Blackman: The Blue Alice | QAGOMA Collection Online

AUSTRALIAN ARTSCARCE MINT COPY Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Victoria from 11th August to 15th October 2006. 142 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. #0921/300823With his 46 "Alice in Wonderland" paintings, Charles Blackman is being introduced to American audiences. In these surrealistic "Alice" images, Blackman, one of Australia's most significant artists, has blended iconic motifs from Carroll's fantastic journey into the imagination with the duality of his own life.

Charles Blackman: The Blue Alice | QAGOMA Collection Online

The catalyst for the series had been Blackman's hearing a recording produced for the blind of Carroll's classic which he had never read. The story of Alice moving through a tableau of constantly frustrating situations paralleled his wife's worsening experiences as her eyesight progressively deteriorated. Blackman produced the pictures in 12 months.

Artists paint in response to life experiences all the time, but Blackman's pictures ar Charles Blackman "Alice's Adventures - etchinghouse.com.au PYV