John Coburn 'Study for Katatjuta III' street art Across a bruising plane

Across a bruising plane

These works reflect a distinctive artistic approach that favours expressive form over detailed realism

It will clear the mind

'King of the Castle'

Whiteley soon felt an affinity with Balinese culture

John Coburn 'Study for Katatjuta III' street art Across a bruising planeJohn Coburn is regarded as one of Australias best known and most recognisable abstract artists. His work continues to be widely collected and celebrated for its exquisite power and mythological narrative quality. On the surface, Coburns paintings embody a harmony of organic forms, rich colour, and compelling flatness. Looking deeper, they channel a spiritual energy through quasi religious themes and iconographic stories that are at once human, divine,