Andrew McIlroy
- Jul 8
‘Where beauty lies’: Salvaging the ‘aesthetic experience’ in contemporary landscape painting
It is far from unusual for artists to struggle with their work. Too often the soul-destroying fear of failure is easily dismissed by...
Andrew McIlroy
- Nov 14, 2022
Harmony, Peace & Beauty: Criss Canning at Smith & Singer
Criss Canning’s great grandmother’s delicately embroidered table cloth sweeps across the plane of one of her cherished paintings,...
Andrew McIlroy
- Nov 11, 2022
'End of a Chapter': Dagmar Cyrulla at Wagner Contemporary
In Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’, the treacherous Iago confesses heinous acts and invites he says by wearing his heart upon his sleeve...
Andrew McIlroy
- Sep 8, 2022
What is to be done about junktified art
"And when we begin to shame them, they retort: What backward people you are! Are you not ashamed to deny us the liberty to invite you to...
Andrew McIlroy
- Aug 23, 2022
‘Where land ends’: Chris Langlois at Olsen Gallery, Sydney 2022
Australia’s south eastern coastline offers some of the most pristine beaches, sparkling ocean pools and sweeping vistas stretching far...
Andrew McIlroy
- Aug 16, 2022
'The Barrier': Abstractionist Graham Fransella at Australian Galleries 2022
These works are more speculative in nature than previous pictures. There is less a pre-ordained outcome. Rather they embrace...
Andrew McIlroy
- Jul 28, 2022
Tapestry, drawing, etching, bronze, film: William Kentridge at Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2022
“When I went to art school, the idea was if you were going to be an artist, you had to paint with oil paints on canvas. I discovered that...
