Auguste Blackman 'Goddess' organic & textural Whether you crave nature

Whether you crave nature

setting out to become a “serious” artist by mastering the nude

‘Happy Kites’ is a layered image

she is bitten by a snake and banished to the land of death

The Wizard of Oz has journeyed across history

Auguste Blackman 'Goddess' organic & textural Whether you crave natureLike Barbara Blackman to Charles, the faces populating Women (the series from which this work stems) are Auguste Blackmans muses. They continue a longtime art historical interest in the feminine, placing, as the artist states iconic heads of women foremost. There are echoes of Pablo Picassos cubist portraits, Henri Matisses bliss and his father Charles Blackmans bittersweet. This work is a reflection of Augustes upbringing shepherded by a vibrant