Thank you for this article highlighting the cultural desert we find ourselves in when such agreat artists passes without the public recognition being given to their contribution to the arts. I have always been in awe of Robinson's work since a friend and I saw his energetic, playful intimate farm yard pictures in Ray Hugh's gallery. Many years later I was blown away by those large kaleidoscopic mountain landscapes that seemed to take one on a round trio down into them. May he rest in peace.
Perhaps the balance of Bill and your distress about the state of arts journalism could have been a little better, John. But I do think the ABC Radio National tribute with Phillip Bacon (for 19 minutes) was worth a mention
Thank you John. I did wonder what you would say. We had a Robinson in the family for a long time. Mum was a collector, knew her art, was a volunteer guide in the Edmund era. Painted in her spare time. She like me would have been very disappointed with the coverage of his passing, the lack of recognition by the mainstream media of his work and our loss. Jeff
Thank you John, I share your views about Bill Robinson and I too was staggered at the lack of response to this great loss to Australian art.
Thank you for this article highlighting the cultural desert we find ourselves in when such agreat artists passes without the public recognition being given to their contribution to the arts. I have always been in awe of Robinson's work since a friend and I saw his energetic, playful intimate farm yard pictures in Ray Hugh's gallery. Many years later I was blown away by those large kaleidoscopic mountain landscapes that seemed to take one on a round trio down into them. May he rest in peace.
Perhaps the balance of Bill and your distress about the state of arts journalism could have been a little better, John. But I do think the ABC Radio National tribute with Phillip Bacon (for 19 minutes) was worth a mention
I was largely referring to the written word, Jeremy. Did they talk to anyone else apart from Philip?
Thank you John. I did wonder what you would say. We had a Robinson in the family for a long time. Mum was a collector, knew her art, was a volunteer guide in the Edmund era. Painted in her spare time. She like me would have been very disappointed with the coverage of his passing, the lack of recognition by the mainstream media of his work and our loss. Jeff
I sometimes wish I'd been more of a collector than a commentator!