John Coburn 'Earth Ritual' black & white stripped back then intensified

stripped back then intensified

where every view may be different but it bears intensely on your inner self

stories and observed moments

‘Goodbye Columbus’ occurs in a universe that never existed and yet it is somehow familiar

South African raised and now Melbourne based artist

John Coburn 'Earth Ritual' black & white stripped back then intensifiedJohn Coburn is regarded as one of Australias best known and most recognisable abstract artists. His work continues to be widely collected and celebrated for its exquisite power and mythological narrative quality. On the surface, Coburns paintings embody a harmony of organic forms, rich colour, and compelling flatness. Looking deeper, they channel a spiritual energy through quasi religious themes and iconographic stories that are at once human, divine,