This final episode talks about one of Brett Whiteley’s greatest works and one of his most significant in scale and ambition. What inspired the painting’s narrative of birth to enlightenment? What is the significance and legacy of the artist Brett Whiteley? Fenella Kernebone talks with curator Anne Ryan and Barry Pearce; Wendy Whiteley; artist Abdul Abdullah; and Whiteley's biographer Ashleigh Wilson. 

To view this artwork, go to agnsw.art/bwspodcast

Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW © Estate of Robert Walker.

This final episode talks about one of Brett Whiteley&rsquo;s greatest works and one of his most significant in scale and ambition. What inspired the painting&rsquo;s narrative of birth to enlightenment? What is the significance and legacy of the artist Brett Whiteley? Fenella Kernebone talks with curator Anne Ryan and Barry Pearce; Wendy Whiteley; artist Abdul Abdullah; and Whiteley's biographer Ashleigh Wilson.&nbsp;
To view this artwork, go to <a href="agnsw.art/bwspodcast">agnsw.art/bwspodcast</a>
Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW &copy; Estate of Robert Walker.

'Art, life and the other thing' is the controversial self-portrait that won artist Brett Whiteley the Archibald Prize in 1978. In this six-part series, acclaimed arts presenter Fenella Kernebone explores identity, addiction, legacy, feminism, place and the creative process, using seminal works from Whiteley’s oeuvre as conversational springboards with contemporary Australian artists, curators and academics.

To view the artworks mentioned in the titles go to agnsw.art/bwspodcast.

Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW © Estate of Robert Walker.

'Art, life and the other thing' is the controversial self-portrait that won artist Brett Whiteley the Archibald Prize in 1978. In this six-part series, acclaimed arts presenter Fenella Kernebone explores identity, addiction, legacy, feminism, place and the creative process, using seminal works from Whiteley&rsquo;s oeuvre as conversational springboards with contemporary Australian artists, curators and academics.
To view the artworks mentioned in the titles go to <a href="http://agnsw.art/bwspodcast">agnsw.art/bwspodcast.</a>
Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW &copy; Estate of Robert Walker.

Art, life and the other thing

Art, life and the other thing is the controversial self-portrait that won artist Brett Whiteley the Archibald Prize in 1978. In this six-part series, acclaimed arts presenter Fenella Kernebone explores identity, addiction, legacy, feminism, place and the creative process, using seminal works from Whiteley’s oeuvre as conversational springboards with contemporary Australian artists, curators and academics.

Art, life and the other thing is the controversial self-portrait that won artist Brett Whiteley the Archibald Prize in 1978. In this six-part series, acclaimed arts presenter Fenella Kernebone explores identity, addiction, legacy, feminism, place and the creative process, using seminal works from Whiteley&rsquo;s oeuvre as conversational springboards with contemporary Australian artists, curators and academics.

Alchemy

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