Sidney Nolan: The Life of an Artist - Art History School

The artist Sydney Nolan was born in Melbourne, Australia and is one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century, best known for his depictions of the history and mythology of bush life in Australia. He worked in a wide variety of mediums. He is best known for his series of paintings that explore Australian stories of loss, failure, and capture, in particular the shipwreck victim Eliza Fraser and the explorers Burke and Wills who travelled 2000 miles across the Australian outback from north to south in 1860-61. Perhaps his best-known series of paintings are those of the bush ranging Kelly Gang led by the infamous outlaw Ned Kelly. Nolan's stylised depiction of Ned Kelly's homemade armour has become an icon of Australian art and was used in the Tin Symphony section of the Sydney Olympics 2000.

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