WEBVTT - Introducing 'Art, life and the other thing'

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<v Anne Ryan>Occasionally an artist or a picture will come along that really

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<v Anne Ryan>strikes a chord with how people feel about a place.

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<v Fenella Kernebone>Who was Brett Whiteley? Considered to be one of Australia's most

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<v Fenella Kernebone>original artists, known for his unique paintings capturing iconic landscapes

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<v Fenella Kernebone>like Sydney Harbour.

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<v Anne Ryan>The lyricism of it, the poetry of it is the

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<v Anne Ryan>sense of evoking the feeling of what it is to

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<v Anne Ryan>see and to experience this place and this subject.

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<v Fenella Kernebone>He was known for his confident style and abstract sensibilities

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<v Fenella Kernebone>as well as paintings about his own inner demons.

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<v Wendy Whiteley>Painting can have that dark side effect. But with heroin it was a struggle, you know, and

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<v Wendy Whiteley>a complete moral dilemma.

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<v Fenella Kernebone>In this podcast, we're exploring the universe of Brett Whiteley,

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<v Fenella Kernebone>the man, his art and his legacy.

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<v Anne Ryan>A lot of his work really was about trying to

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<v Anne Ryan>work out where he fitted in.

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<v Wendy Whiteley>Life was always intense for him, he had set himself very high

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<v Wendy Whiteley>goals. He loathed the feeling of failure in himself,

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<v Anne Ryan>And I'll be talking with some of Australia's most celebrated

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<v Anne Ryan>contemporary artists to find out what Brett has meant to

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<v Anne Ryan>them and their own careers.

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<v Abdul Abdullah>There's also that dangerous legacy of this is what an

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<v Abdul Abdullah>Australian artist is. This sort of tortured genius a nd this

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<v Abdul Abdullah>is what you have to be to be an artist,

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<v Abdul Abdullah>which I think is pretty archaic.

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<v Anne Ryan>I'm Fenella Kernebone and this is 'Art, life and the other thing'.

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