Charles Blackman 'Titania and Bottom' first nations artist In a way unique to

In a way unique to her however

Dimensions: 77 x 111 cm

he is the subject of a recent feature documentary

Polymer paint and ink wash on paper

'Biggles the Biting Cat' 1983

Charles Blackman 'Titania and Bottom' first nations artist In a way unique toThis work tells the story of Titania and Bottom from Shakespeares play, A Midsummer Nights Dream. In Shakespeares telling, Titania, Queen of the Fairies is bewitched by her husband, Oberon, to fall in love with a peasant, Nick Bottom whose head has been transmogrified into an ass. Charles Blackmans version is tender. Titania is caught in a lovers conversation, private and dreamy. There is a sweetness here, cut with distant threat; this is Blackman as