Art Club 3

Today on Art Club, as we continue the early works of Sidney Nolan, we present you with a fairground scene -



Sidney Nolan, Luna Park 1941 - Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Luna Park is a Melbourne fixture, opening in 1912 in the inner city suburb of St Kilda, and entertaining generations of Victorians.  Many of Nolan's early works were based around St Kilda, where he kept a studio before being drafted into the army for World War Two.

I like this piece because it is light, airy, abstract - the roller coaster appearing so small and fragile, and in some ways taking on the appearance of a big top circus tent.