I met up with Rochelle yesterday to visit NSW Art Gallery. We had a date planned weeks ago to attend the Garden and Cosmo and Rupert Bunny exhitbitions.
Garden and Cosmos feature royal paintings from Jodphur India, none of which have been displayed before in Europe.
It is a fantastic opportunity to experience the unique art tradition that flourished in the royal courts between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Since cameras were not allowed in the paintings section, I googled and pinched some from the net to give you an idea of what the paintings look like.
photos above were credited from the internet
I was in awe of how intricate and detail the art strokes were. I was literally kissing the glass frame of the paintings because the art strokes were so small and detailed that you have to come close to actually admire the art itself. Photos above really does not do much justice.
They were all water colour based on gold paper and I must say these paintings must have went to great length in preserving them into such good state.
We then proceeded to the Sculptures and Carvings area and there I began snapping photos because cameras were allowed.
All the art pieces came from different part of South East Asia.
On the right hand side of this photo above is actually an apron made of human bones. This was from the era of the olden days Indonesia. I find it rather, creepy.
Rochelle studying some display artwork from ancient India
After the tour around Cosmo and Garden exhitbition, we made our way to Rupert Bunny.
Rupert Bunny (1864–1947) was a creator of grand, sumptuous paintings of Parisian life in the late 19th century, and he became one of the most successful artists of his generation.
He was one of the most successful Australian artist of all time.
Bunny's paintings of beautiful women at leisure capture the charm and idyllic life of France's "beautiful era". His dream-like paintings of mythological scenes reveal an inspired and imaginative view of life and art.
Bunny's paintings of beautiful women at leisure capture the charm and idyllic life of France's "beautiful era". His dream-like paintings of mythological scenes reveal an inspired and imaginative view of life and art.
Madame Melba
Dolce Faniete - feature the artist's wife Jeanne Morel
My favourite piece would be this painting below, A Summer Morning.
I just love this painting, the colours he used, the picture itself is just so serene, so beautiful.
A Summer Morning
After 2 hours of looking at art pieces, we were dying for some coffee hence we settled ourselves for an afternoon tea at the Gallery's cafe.
It was a delightful date at the art gallery and I truly enjoyed it.
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