Barnaby Smith

Jerzy Michalski on facades in architecture and life

The new paintings of Jerzy Michalski, rich in colour, are also an exercise in social commentary, with an urgent critique of digital culture and social media—as reflected in the exhibition Facades at Colville Gallery.

Madeline Pfull’s portraits of women and domesticity

Madeline Pfull’s portraits depict women in a range of settings. They are a peculiarly evocative experience for anyone with strong memories of the 1980s and early 1990s—the decor, the fashion, the colours, the stylised ambience.

Sarah Goffman and the Applied Arts

In keeping with Sarah Goffman’s long-time practice, Applied Arts is a contemplation of civilisation’s relentless production of waste.

Frederick McCubbin: Whisperings in wattle boughs

“It transcends time and cultures,” says Geelong Gallery senior curator Lisa Sullivan of the well-known, perhaps even iconic, Frederick McCubbin painting A bush burial, 1890.

Ruth Höflich: To Feed your Oracle

Ruth Höflich’s latest show, To Feed your Oracle at Linden New Art, started with research on magicians, but she prefers cunning and conjuring to magic.

The sounds of a changing landscape

Documenting 10 years of artist residencies at Bogong Centre for Sound Culture, Notes from the Field reveals the unheard and overlooked of the Victorian Alps.

George Gittoes creates art in the face of destruction

As a young man, George Gittoes followed the advice of Mother Teresa and dedicated himself to making inclusive art. Now 72, On Being There, at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, records his life’s work, in and out of warzones.

When time feels slippy

Time has revealed itself in new ways during the pandemic. In Time Feeling Slippy, artist David Booth, also known as Ghostpatrol, uses bold colour-block paintings to explore this strange phenomenon.

Rob McLeish: Distortions

From cartoon characters to fetishistic obsessions and aqua blue swimming pools, Rob McLeish channels online imagery into a suite of intense drawings in his solo show Distortions at Neon Parc – Brunswick.