Ann Howie 'Near the Bluff' cool tones Blackman revisits one of his

Blackman revisits one of his favourite motifs - the feline

flowers and hearts erupting around them

important Australian art and those who care about nature

finding contemporary and autobiographical resonance in their myth of fateful rebellion

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Ann Howie 'Near the Bluff' cool tones Blackman revisits one of hisAnn Howie was a founding member of Roar Studios, one of Melbournes earliest artist run initiatives. Conceived as a proverbial roar against the art establishment, Howie and her fellow artists who included David Larwill, Giardino Pasquale and Mark Schaller set about dismantling societys expectations of image making. An avid love of nature is intrinsic to the practice of Melbourne based artist Ann Howie, whose work thoughtfully explores the possibilities