Philippe Le Miere 'Alice the First-class marksman' Presentation:Stretched 'Memento' 2004

'Memento' 2004

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‘The Interior’ was created in 1966 when Blackman returned home after living in London for five years

the viewer is left imagining what their topic may be

take ‘The Hitchhiker’ home

Philippe Le Miere 'Alice the First-class marksman' Presentation:Stretched 'Memento' 2004Philippe Le Mieres Alice the First class Marksman is a mash up of two icons from Australian modernism: Charles Blackmans Alice of Wonderland and Sidney Nolans Ned Kelly. Le Miere conjoins Kellys horse and body with Alices head, creating a surrealistic image. She is part Joan of Arc, part centaur her head impossibly round the wrong way; things are still topsy turvy in the outback. Bright, bold and eye catching, Alice the First class Marksman invites