Brett Whiteley at theTarrawarra Museum of Art

Wendy Whiteley with Brett Whiteley's Self-Portrait in the Studio at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Victoria. Picture: David Geraghty Source: The Australian

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Food, wine, art, architecture, beautiful scenery, affordable contemporary ceramics for sale by Vic Greenaway, Sandra Black, David Ray, all in the Yarra Valley an hour out of Melbourne.

Brett Whiteley The telephone 1976, oil on canvas, 91.8 x 91.3 cm. Gift of Eva and Marc Besen 2001, TarraWarra Museum of Art collection. © Wendy Whiteley

Always thought Brett Whiteley's work was wonderful but only ever saw it piecemeal before- so interesting to see it all in one place, in the flesh so to speak. Many of the pieces had three dimensions with real sticks and stuffed birds literally coming out of the surface- these are the things you just don't see unless you get up close and directly experience his work which can be fun, tactile and vibrant and then other times incredibly dark!
The exhibition closes on March 20th, 2011..