George Gittoes 'Hair' romantic

George Gittoes 'Hair' romanticGeorge Gittoes, an Australian artist, filmmaker and political activist, has led an extraordinary life. In 1970, he helped establish the Yellow House Artist Collective, a bohemian institution in Sydney inspired by Vincent van Goghs artist commune and the British Arts Lab movement of the late 1960s. After departing the commune, Gittoes settled in Bundeena using it as a base for his travels to regions including Rwanda, Afghanistan and Cambodia, where he

finds new life

perceived the lived reality of Aboriginal peoples in a way White Australia failed to

The portfolio

ask yourself

'Divine Venus' 2013

titled and numbered in pencil in margin below image: 12/40 Dawn V

‘A Piece of Glass’ stems from a series inspired by Yiddish writer Y

His palette is saturated – trees erupt in gold and orange

'Benedetta'

allowing us the opportunity to start trying to heal the wounds inflicted by history

small tears

reflecting the intricate tapestry of cultures