Michael Leunig 'Catkin' mid century modernism creating an almost monastic atmosphere

creating an almost monastic atmosphere that lingers long after witnessed

He melds the erotic and foreign

” serves as a metaphor for both exposure and concealment

printed directly from the original plates

Hall finds a compelling portrait

Michael Leunig 'Catkin' mid century modernism creating an almost monastic atmosphereMichael Leunig was an iconic Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet, best known for his cartoons published in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Spanning the political, cultural and philosophical, his visual world was at once tender and perceptive, forever preoccupied with the idea of a sacred inner life. In this quintessential Leunig etching, a curious hybrid form unfurls from a field of vivid orange. Part person, part cat,