how artist Brent Harris captures the intensity of emotion beneath humour

  • Written by: Catherine Speck, Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide
how artist Brent Harris captures the intensity of emotion beneath humourInstallation view: Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.Photo: Saul Steed

Brent Harris’ retrospective exhibition Surrender and Catch traces his art over four decades. It is a visual and linguistic treat.

The paintings, some immaculately rendered, others delightfully loose, along with the prints and...

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