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Peer Review 3

Peer Review 3 Peer Review for Abby Aaron Hi Abby! I found your blog post about Arthur Streeton’s piece ‘Fires On: Lapstone Tunnel’ really interesting. I thought your points about how the artist uses colour and structure to portray his views about the impending railway revolution and impact were very intriguing and accurate. I alsoContinue reading “Peer Review 3”

Peer Review 2

Peer review for Gavin Tran Hi Gavin! I really enjoyed your post about Sidney Nolan’s painting of Ned Kelly. It gave me a great insight into perhaps why he painted it in the obscure way he did, and the power of the colours he used. It would have been really great if you had alsoContinue reading “Peer Review 2”

Blog Post 3 – Critical

Art and literature go hand in hand like sausages and mashed potatoes. They’re both great on their own, but they compliment each other wonderfully and create a happy marriage. Seeing an artwork after reading the literature that goes along with it helps add imagery and visualization that may not have been possible without it. Sure,Continue reading “Blog Post 3 – Critical”

Peer Review 1

Peer Review for Evelyn Kavvalos Hi Evelyn! I really enjoyed your blog post, as it shows how such a simple place can hold such a big significance. I didn’t grow up in the same house my whole life, and I moved around a lot, so it is harder for me to find that connection toContinue reading “Peer Review 1”

Blog Post 2 – Critical

The Australian $10 note features two historical Australian authors who both had great influence on the development of Australian literature. One side features a portrait of the talented Banjo Paterson, the man who authored “The Man from Snowy River” and “Waltzing Matilda”, both of which have become some of the most popular and celebrated piecesContinue reading “Blog Post 2 – Critical”

Blog Post 1 – Creative

Judith Wright’s poem “Rockface” uses personification to give life to the mountains to help show the relationship between the people and the land. I have experienced a similar connection to a piece of land that Wright describes. In 2011, my father passed away in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Machu Picchu,Continue reading “Blog Post 1 – Creative”