First stop was at Federation Square and the Ian Potter Gallery. Whenever we visit Melbourne we usually go to whichever gallery has the collection of Australian artists known as the Heidelberg School.
The photo on the top left shows Tom Roberts’ ‘Shearing the Rams’. A print of this was on the wall of my Grade 4 classroom and I loved it; still do and it’s always great to see the original.
And who doesn’t love Frederick McCubbins 3 panel painting on the lower right, another favourite of mine.
Can’t possibly do justice to all the exhibits in this gallery but here are a few...
Amazing garments with the most wonderful embellishments...
As we worked our way around the gallery I became aware of what sounded like a child’s voice calling for help...very disconcerting. Following the sound we came to a room with the following piece in the middle of the room.
The installation represented a cluster of buildings and the cries were coming from there. Apparently the buildings were the old Gas and Fuel Corporation Buildings that had been demolished to make way for Federation Square.
Then in another space in the gallery there was this tapestry of Queen Elizabeth.
A lot of work that’s for sure!!
And here are some examples of the sculpture in the gallery...
Sir Joseph Banks, The botanist who sailed with Cook
In another part of the gallery we came across the entries in the Rigg Prize for room design.
And lastly here’s a photo I took of DH meeting some new friends...🤣
So this has been only a brief overview of what we saw.
