Charles Billich art gallery free things to see in the rocks Sydney
About Charles Billich and the Art Galley
Charles Billich Career has spanned over 40 years born in
1934 in the small town Lovran in Croatia, he migrated to Australia in 1954.
Upon arriving in Australia, he took up work with the Bonegilla Migrant
Reception and training centre. The work entailed processing receiving and
training migrants for work during the post-world war two immigration boom.
Three months later, he travelled to Melbourne and enrolled for study in the
national gallery Art School and the Royal Melbourne Institute of technology
living and supporting his study by working many jobs including taxi driving and
graphic design work before embarking on a career in fine art.
The artwork of Charles Billich
Charles Billich fascination with tall sailing ships and his
deep desire to be a marina steered him to spend time in the Canary Islands with
the first fleet on the re-enactment voyage in 1988. When arriving back in
Melbourne Australia he started painting with a deep driving passion and
embarked on a theme of tall ships that were visiting the Australian waters. This
fondness for the ocean and tall ships on the water is apparent in some of the
works displayed within the gallery walls. However, Charles Billich has
immortalised the eight Australian cities on canvas over the years and with this
deep appreciation for cityscapes, he has created many works with a unique style
of structure colour and form that is world-renowned. Charles Billich in the
past has claimed to be mainly a Figurative artist his ability to capture the
identity and personality of each human subject is astonishing. The Charles
Billich art gallery houses original artworks painting and prints walk around,
view free the many magnificent masterpieces, and maybe buy one of his unique
works to take home and treasure for life.
The gallery housed in a historic sailor's home in the rocks
Sydney
Billich Art Gallery Address106 George Street "The Rocks"
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: (61) 02 9252 1481
Fax: (61) 02 9252 1480
Email: billich@billich.com
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