Philippe Le Miere 'Dark Knight' women artists 'Lute Player I'

'Lute Player I'

a flower starts to grow

translated by his wife to “He says that life is slipping through his fingers…”

evidence of the vehicle’s ‘burnout’ carnage

The result is an image of remarkable richness and atmosphere

Philippe Le Miere 'Dark Knight' women artists 'Lute Player I'In 'Dark Knight', Melbourne based artist Philippe Le Miere vividly re imagines Sidney Nolan's iconic Ned Kelly figure. Rendered with Le Mieres characteristically expressive brushwork and heightened palette, the work transforms the familiar silhouette of Kelly into a vibrant, almost cinematic presence, suspended between landscape, memory and myth. With a title that knowingly references American comic books and blockbuster films, Le Miere draws