The Australian landscape and nature have played a significant role in Australian art, from Indigenous connections to country to contemporary visions of an environment in crisis.
Landscape and environment
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Destruction and renewal
The landscape has been a source of inspiration for artists since time immemorial, offering a wealth of visual stimulus from the form of the land to the flora and fauna that inhabit it. This, coupled with its infinite histories and meanings, makes the land and nature an ever evolving site of artistic inspiration.
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Inspired by nature
The forms and features of the natural world have inspired a range of responses from artists, from personal interpretations of particular landscapes to the development of distinctly Australian symbols inspired by flora and fauna.
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The land – historical and contemporary perspectives
How we see our environment is subjective, shaped by the society, culture and times in which we live. Artists from past centuries viewed the Australian landscape differently to today’s contemporary artists, many of whom reference Australian art history to offer fresh perspectives on the landscape and nature.
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