<description>&lt;p&gt;This final episode talks about one of Brett Whiteley&amp;rsquo;s greatest works and one of his most significant in scale and ambition. What inspired the painting&amp;rsquo;s narrative of birth to enlightenment? What is the significance and legacy of the artist Brett Whiteley? Fenella Kernebone talks with curator Anne Ryan and Barry Pearce; Wendy Whiteley; artist Abdul Abdullah; and Whiteley's biographer Ashleigh Wilson.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To view this artwork, go to &lt;a href="agnsw.art/bwspodcast"&gt;agnsw.art/bwspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW &amp;copy; Estate of Robert Walker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Art, life and the other thing

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Alchemy

SEP 21, 202134 MIN
Art, life and the other thing

Alchemy

SEP 21, 202134 MIN

Description

This final episode talks about one of Brett Whiteley’s greatest works and one of his most significant in scale and ambition. What inspired the painting’s narrative of birth to enlightenment? What is the significance and legacy of the artist Brett Whiteley? Fenella Kernebone talks with curator Anne Ryan and Barry Pearce; Wendy Whiteley; artist Abdul Abdullah; and Whiteley's biographer Ashleigh Wilson. 

To view this artwork, go to agnsw.art/bwspodcast

Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW © Estate of Robert Walker.

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