Mirka Mora 'The Private Conversation' photography

Mirka Mora 'The Private Conversation' photographyAt the centre of Australias cultural life, Mirka Mora was a creative through and through. Charismatic, intuitive and infinitely imaginative, she embodied her art, leaving an inimitable legacy in her wake. In this painting, Mora creates a vibrant scene rich in imagination and narrative. Clustered together, her cherubic creatures echo Eastern European fairy tales, angels and ancient mythology. They sit somewhere between sweet and sinister, suggesting

contemplative and gently uncanny

Image Size: 152 x 137 cm

She is part Joan of Arc

It radiates peace

‘Alhalkre’ is a rare and meaningful acquisition both historically significant and aesthetically compelling

accession number: P34-1973

and survival

'Untitled' (Red

Dimensions: 40 x 49 x 3 cm

and the coexistence of nature and civilisation

'Reflection' 2002

watercolours and landscapes