Yosl Bergner 'A piece of glass, from Y.L.Peretz Stories series' portrait 'Skipping Girl'

'Skipping Girl'

Dimensions: 53 x 39 cm

the exposure to international contemporary art movements resulted in Nieto developing a personal style which interpreted “alebrijes” (brightly coloured Mexican folk-art sculptures of mythical creatures) through the prism of his aesthetic vision

the wonder of a childlike eye and chaos

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Yosl Bergner 'A piece of glass, from Y.L.Peretz Stories series' portrait 'Skipping Girl'Yosl Bergner is one of Australias most important artists. Born in Austria and raised in Poland, he and his family immigrated to Australia in 1937 to escape anti semitism. In Melbourne, Bergner attended the National Art School and befriended the Heide circle, who included Sidney Nolan, Albert Tucker and John Perceval. It was alongside Noel Coulihan and Vic OConnor however, that Bergner made his indeminable mark. Self described as a social humanist,