Sydney Ball 'Canto no XIX' contemporary Chris Gentle s exquisite line

Chris Gentle s exquisite line work and colouration continue to draw respect from the art community

Ball discovered and was enthralled by the multi-dimensionality of metallic paints

The iconic gaping mouth serves as Luna Park's entrance into a parallel universe where the ordinary existence is left behind

when the young Italian spontaneously left for Sydney

Signed: Signed CB in margin

Sydney Ball 'Canto no XIX' contemporary Chris Gentle s exquisite lineSydney Ball is Australias foremost pioneer of abstract art, whose work is marked by an instinct for the cutting edge. Throughout his long and successful career, Ball explored many styles across his printmaking, painting and drawing including Hard edge Abstraction, Colour Field and Lyrical Abstraction. However, 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