A gorgeously composed, but undoubtedly spontaneous shot of my Grandparents, Isabelle in the centre, and John on the far right, and their friends picnicking in Brisbane during the 1940’s.
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Isabelle’s Picnic : 1940’s Post War Brisbane
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Published by Tanja Stark
Australian artist Tanja Stark explores the themes of Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine through mixed media and photography, installation, painting and sculpture. Creating work through clay, paperbark, copper and wood, her iconic imagery takes archetypal forms both familiar and unique often centred around electric stove spiral elements and organic vessels. Born in Mackay, now working from a bush studio outside of Brisbane, she is interested in the relationship between personal and collective trauma, healing and creative expression, with an emphasis on spiritual and psychological ideas in contemporary society. She has exhibited and presented across Australia and overseas, together with professional experience in therapeutic counselling and research. She has a B.S.W from University of Queensland and published academic pieces on arts, mental health, trauma Bowie and Jungian themes with Routledge and Bloomsbury Academic Press. View more posts