The Art of Australia, Part 3

I hope the final episode ("Beyond Australia") of this excellent series will still be available on BBC iPlayer when I get back to the UK.

"Edmund Capon explores how, from the 1960s onwards, Australia and its art went global. Transformed into a migrant nation, Australia's dependence on Britain and Europe ended and artists and nation alike turned their attention to America and then Asia. And it was the world's most ancient art form, indigenous art from the heart of the continent, that would become modern Australia's instantly recognizable calling card".

An extract

Update, 5 November, 2013

Sadly I missed it. The episode had been removed from iPlayer by the time I arrived back in the UK. Artworks featured in this episode:

'Anak Byan' (1957) Ian Fairweather

'Spanish Encounter' (1960) John Olsen

'Silver and Grey' (late 1960s) Fred Williams

'Wrapped Coast' (1969) Christo & Jeanne Claude

'Interior with Black Rabbit' (1973) Arthur Boyd

'Alchemy' (1973) Brett Whiteley

'Kundaagi' (1962) David Yirawala

'Central Australian Landscape' (1950s) Albert Namatjira

'Three Dreamings' (1984) Michael Nelson Tjakamarra

'Qantas Plane' (1995) John Moriaty

'Civilised' (2012) Michael Cook

'Untitled #30' (2012) Bill Henson

'Bulletproof Glass' (2002) Rosemary Laing

'Snake' (1970) Sidney Nolan