Eolo Paul Bottaro 'Untitled (Letter Opener)' etching

Eolo Paul Bottaro 'Untitled (Letter Opener)' etchingEolo Paul Bottaro is an Sicilian Australian artist dubbed the Renaissance man for his devotion to seventeenth century painting techniques. Drawing upon art history and theories of pictorial harmony, Bottaro paints a world that sees myths continue to resonate with contemporary life. Whether a raw chicken in the manner of a nude, an homage to Goya or vividly coloured landscape, Bottaros imagery unites personality, beauty and history. There is something

or Skipping Girl Vinegar

as well as Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’

In the early 20th century

Like a silver brooch

an original screenprint on paper

Ulli Brunnschweiler is a Swiss-born

Boyd took up a residency at Macquarie University’s School of Law

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his work is at once poetic and interrogative

Any impression number may be provided upon sale

collectors of Merrett and prints

honoured with a 2008 retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the subject of an Art Hotel in Prahran