Charles Blackman 'Stepping Out' Colour:Cherry Makin is among Australia’s most

Makin is among Australia’s most renowned landscape artists

Framed Dimensions: 95 x 74 x 5 cm

Blackman’s legacy lies in his ability to articulate dualities

'Wombat and Europa'

Her delightfully singular works have been likened to ‘Art Informal’

Charles Blackman 'Stepping Out' Colour:Cherry Makin is among Australia’s mostThroughout his career, Charles Blackman was recurrently interested in those overlooked by society. He conceived of his schoolgirl series while living in Hawthorn watching the migration of pupils. In this so thought benign population, he saw a metaphor for cultural innocence, its sublimation of unease and loneliness. In Stepping Out, Blackman turns his attention to a young woman. She is all dolled up mini dress, high heels and fishnet stockings yet