GEORGE GITTOES

George Gittoes is a celebrated Australian artist, an internationally acclaimed film producer, director and writer.

Gittoes’ work has consistently expressed his social, political and humanitarian concern and the effects of injustice and conflict - www.gittoes.com

"I believe there is a role for contemporary art to challenge, rather than entertain. My work is confronting humanity with the darker side of itself."

As an artist Gittoes has received critical acclaim including the Blake Prize for Religious Art (Twice) and Wynn Prize. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of NSW. His films have won many International Awards and in 2015 he was bestowed the Sydney Peace Prize, in recognition of his life’s work in contributing to the peace-making process.

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Ave Libertatemaveamor

Ukraine Artist Ave Libertatemaveamor is intensely anti-Russian, producing derisively satirical art works usually small black and white drawings, anti – war posters.

INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/libertatemaveamor/

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All Rights Reserved on photographs of artwork by Ave Libertatemaveamor © 2023.

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The pond is about half a meter down. Dragon flies veering low then higher up, in surveying the surrounds.

From hearsay they are quite notorious predators.

A life of morphing into something else, makes me feel, I am also ready for such a transformation.

Having grown accustomed to the hundred characters, playing these roles with relative ease, as well as forcing the hands of fate.

To think of ways to bridge the gaps of the great divide, as a way to escape, or to accept defeat.

We are here to record the findings to arrive at this half way meeting place and acquire these ritualised processes, in the context of now and forever betwixt contradictions.

Which then compel us to act, as a part of a dance routine, and so I set about to come up with a choreographed story.

- Eric Werkhoven © 2023.