George Baldessin 'Night Personages' roar studios They speak to our relationship

They speak to our relationship with nature – captivated but slightly withheld – as well as the artistic challenge of capturing the changing of light and climate

A mixed-media print with conservation in mind

Vivacious lines and swelling colour brings this butterfly to life with characteristic Blackman verve

and through representation in major public collections

and editioned 'Ed

George Baldessin 'Night Personages' roar studios They speak to our relationshipGeorge Baldessin is one of Australias preeminent artists. During his lifetime, he was regarded on par with Brett Whiteley, with both artists rejecting the dominant mode of abstraction in favour of lyrical, figurative imagery. Baldessins work explored themes of existentialism, sexuality, boundaries, and fractured identity. Figures recur throughout his practice, twisting into contorted shapes, their faces often concealed or veiled in shadow. Mystery