Mirka Mora 'Big Bird' neo-expressionism it was his undying love

it was his undying love for colour and its ability to add music to a simple form that earned him his reputation as a master composer of graphic harmonies

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monochrome washes where the subject seems on the brink of disappearing

finished quality that has come to define Balls abstract forms

Living with Blackman’s powerful imagery is an experience that enriches a collection and

Mirka Mora 'Big Bird' neo-expressionism it was his undying loveThe visual world of Mirka Mora, matriarch of the Melbourne art scene, was fantastical. Creatures human, animal and hybrid dance throughout, inspired by Eastern European fairy tales, angels and ancient mythology, as well as Moras own fecund imagination. Moras art was an act of resilience. Her family narrowly escaped the Holocaust, with Mora spending her adolescence hiding between French villages and forests evading capture. Her work is set in this