Portraits of horror and human kindness: Why Australia still sends artists to war

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Portraits of horror and human kindness: Why Australia still sends artists to war
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Despite a proliferation of cameras, our tradition of sending an official artist to capture conflict endures because, as one notes: “The point is not to do an accurate drawing of an aircraft carrier”.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.In 1916, when Victorian artist Will Dyson was commissioned as Australia’s first war artist, he vowed he would “never draw a line except to show war as the filthy business it is.”went with Australian soldiers to the Western Front and was twice wounded but continued producing his compassionate drawings of humanity under fire.

“I grew up in a hippie school on the northern beaches - the whole idea of the army was so alien to me,” she said when she was invited to join the program. “But then I became interested in increasing the presence of Indigenous art in the War Memorial, rather than just the sculptural faces of Indigenous people depicted as flora and fauna on the building.”As part of his service experience, Albert trained in weapon handling, navigation, first aid, basic drill and signalling.

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