Free art gallery to see in the Rocks Sydney Charles Billich

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 Address
106 George Street "The Rocks"
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: (61) 02 9252 1481
Fax: (61) 02 9252 1480
Email: billich@billich.com

Free art gallery the rocks Sydney Ken Done art Gallery

About Ken Done

Ken Done born in 1940  left school at the age of fourteen to go to art school he travelled each day  by ferry from his home in Cremorne to the city to attend art classes. In his first three years of schooling, he studied many art subjects but in his final last two years, he specialised in design and illustration. At nineteen he worked for two weeks with the prestigious atelier Smith and Julius a workshop that provided work for many young artists, he left the workshop for a job that paid him twice the salary. Unfortunately, even though he was one of the top art students of his year he submitted, some of his advertising designs as part of his fifth year portfolio and he failed the coarse, he soon later left Sydney and travelled to Japan and New York. He found work with the highly recognised Thomas advertising company in New York and London. Since the humble beginners of Ken Done career he has flourished into one of Australia's most recognised and highly regarded artist. His unique perspective on Australian culture and the love for the country and the city of Sydney is clear in many of his works. He takes complex details of his surrounding simplifies the imagery and creates brightly coloured eye pleasing high-spirited unique art works.

 

The Ken Done Art Gallery and shop

Housed and located in the impressive heritage Australian steam navigation building are continuous changing art works of Ken Done inside view the original works reflecting the Done's style and the contrast of colours that distinguish him as Australia's most famous artist. The gallery store has a selection of Ken Done original work and Unique Imagery on canvas drawing prints and posters. Inside there are also tea Shirts tea towels books and other souvenirs that you can take home and cherish for life.

 

 

Location

Ken Done gallery, 1 Hicksons road the rocks Sydney

 

Art galleries in the rocks Sydney Aboriginal art galleries

About the Aboriginal art galleries in the rocks

The aboriginal art galleries in the rocks displays work by Australian indigenous Artist from all parts of the continent. The aboriginal artist has been practicing the world longest continuing art tradition. Within these galleries, the aboriginal artists have used a variety media to express their ideas and creativity. The media used and displayed include paintings, weaving, sculptures, engravings, textile design, and photography. Aboriginal art has become widely sort after and has taken its place in many galleries and museums and the popularity of this art has created an enthusiasm for the works that will last a very long time.

Spirit Gallery

Sprit Gallery brags to have the largest collection of aboriginal arts and crafts and musical quality didgeridoos in Australia. They stock a large variety of didgeridoos to choose from ranging from portable beginners didgeridoos to didgeridoos for the experience didgeridoo player. The range of Authentic Aboriginal arts and crafts comes from over 200 individual artist/craftsmen and aboriginal community art centres. Sprit gallery also stocks a large assortment of jewellery clothing, books, and music.

Location

Address 
Shop 8, the rocks centre Argyle street
The rocks, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (612) 9247 5961

Aboriginal art galleries

Aboriginal art galleries stock a huge selection of authentic Aboriginal art and craft works to suit all budgets. They offer a variety of beautiful and authentic aboriginal artwork, didgeridoos, crafts, and artifacts. They take great pride in having well trained informed staff who can educate the first time buyer and the already existing collectors that are considering a new art piece.  On request, a certificate of authenticity is available. The certificate of authenticity is a certified certificate from the AAG management with an image of the artwork the art works details and the catalogue number.

Location

Address
 1-5 Hickson Rd CR of George Street
The Rocks Sydney NSW 2000