Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland
An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia
10 June—12 August 2009
Venue（地点） The Ian Potter Centre
Admission Free entry
Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.
Illustrator Workshop
Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.
Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm
Venue Gas Works Arts Park
Wonderful World
Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.
Date Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm
Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3
Topsy- Turvy
Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.
Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm
Venue Theatre, NGV Australia
Drawing Workshop
Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.
Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm
Venue Foyer, Level 3
小题1:Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.
A．his admiration for Lewis Carroll
B．his dream of becoming a famous artist
C．his wish to express his own feelings
D．his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness小题2:Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?
A．Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World
B．Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.
C．Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.
D．Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.小题3:To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.
A．Exhibition Space. Level 3
B．Gas Works Arts Park
C．Theatre, NGV Australia
D．Foyer, Level 3小题4:Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.
A．on June 24, 2009
B．on July15, 2009
C．on July 27, 2009
D．on August 5, 2009
