Vlad Kolas "Rocky outcrop - The Pass, Byron Bay #1" Abbie Thompson Of systems bleeding beneath accumulated

Of systems bleeding beneath accumulated weight as restraint slowly begins to collapse inward

A study of normalisation

she has a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts specializing in ceramics and painting

when I appear at the door one hot afternoon

the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye who was dubbed by art experts as one of the world's best modern and abstract artists

Vlad Kolas "Rocky outcrop - The Pass, Byron Bay #1" Abbie Thompson Of systems bleeding beneath accumulatedVLAD KOLAS by Fiona Baker (journalist) Prize winning painter, Vlad Kolas, is moving about his studio, brush in hand, music blaring, when I appear at the door one hot afternoon. Startled, he turns and jumps off the ground and walks over, wiping his hands with a rag. Music is a crucial element to Vlads artistic practice, giving him energy and inspiration. You know how you dance when no ones looking? Im doing that with the paintbrush. Then you stand back