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June 17th, 2011 -- Posted in NGV National Gallery of Victoria |
The National Gallery of Victoria NGV is delighted to present – Melbourne Winter Masterpieces – Vienna Art and Design
When you think of Vienna 100 years ago…what and who comes to mind?
Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Frued, Wittgenstein….such a fascinating period.
Gustav Klimt dominated Vienna in this period….
Famous, controversial and scandal-prone in his lifetime, Klimt continues to arose the passions of art lovers.
One of the first exhibits visitors see when they enter the display is Klimt’s 1887 painting of the final performance at Vienna’s old Burgtheater, attendend by the by great and grand.
Direct Art Australia is offering patrons who visit the Vienna Exhibition a chance to own their very own Gustav Klimt painting…simply click the image below!
Gustav Klimt Melbourne Winter Masterpieces Vienna Art and Design
May 7th, 2009 -- Posted in NGV National Gallery of Victoria |
Salvador Dali Liquid Desire Exhibition Melbourne NGV information Dates Times
13 June – 4 October 09
Open daily 10am – 5pm
Open until 9pm every Wednesday
Ground Level, NGV International
Admission fees apply
DalĂ was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.[1][2] His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. DalĂ’s expansive artistic repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, continue reading »
May 7th, 2009 -- Posted in Anniversary Gift Ideas, NGV National Gallery of Victoria |
Jane Austen Fashion Exhibition Persuasion NGV Information Times Opening Hours
Persuasion:
Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen
22 May – 8 November 09
Myer Fashion and Textiles Galleries, Level 2
Free entry
The period from the mid 1790’s to about 1820 (which included all of Jane Austen’s adult life) seems to have been pretty much the only one between the middle ages and the 20th century when women’s clothing styles, in the predominantly Protestant and Catholic countries of Europe, were neither corseted or tightly-fitted from the waist up; nor hoop-skirted, crinolined, heavily full-skirted, or bustled below. Later (Victorian) authors such as Charlotte BrontĂ« continue reading »
July 20th, 2008 -- Posted in NGV National Gallery of Victoria |
Winter Masterpieces Series: The NGV’s Art Deco Exhibition is currently open and has been a fantastic success…
The exhibition comprises over 300 works and covers all artistic media from painting to photography, fashion to film and architecture to jewellery.
Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts and film. This movement was, in a sense, an amalgam of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties[1] and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s.[2] Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, functional, and modern.
28 June to 5 October 2008
Open daily 10am–5pm
Open until 9pm every Wednesday
Ground Level, NGV International
Admission fees apply
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