Exhibition Modern Britain - Audio Guide National Gallery of Victoria
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Exhibition Modern Britain - Audio Guide
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Paintings by John Bratby
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Britain tested its first Hydrogen Bomb. Artists, including John Bratby, painted images of kitchen sinks. NGV curators ask the obvious question: why.
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People in a Wind by Kenneth Armitage
NGV curators ponder the inspiration behind Kenneth Armitage's culpture People in a Wind and his move away from grand symbolic gesture towards more of a commentary on everyday life.
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Careening by Tristram Hillier
NGV curators discuss the double meaning in the title of Hillier’s painting and the double meaning also contained within the image.
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Eidos by Barbara Hepworth
NGV curators discuss Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture Eidos which means ‘form’ in Greek. In this work, Hepworth is attempting to sculpt form itself.
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The River Candidate by Laurence Stephen Lowry
NGV curators speculate about the meaning behind Lowry’s paintings of British industrial scenes, including The River Candidate.
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The Straw Hat by Mark Gertler
NGV curators discuss The Straw Hat, painted by Mark Gertler during a period when he was influenced by Renoir’s monumental nudes.