Clayton Tremlett 'History Lesson' still life Whether you're drawn to art

Whether you're drawn to art for its audacity

Art and conversation have always gone well together

Image size: 56 x 76 cm (height x width)

I came to the realisation that it was also a detailed visual history of Australia’s COLONISATION

power or narrative

Clayton Tremlett 'History Lesson' still life Whether you're drawn to artHistory Lesson continues my interest in reinterpreting Australian history as it was presented and produced using industrial printing processes. I first encountered this school map (first printed in 1927) as it was being discarded by a local secondary college. What struck me was how much of our European history before 1770 is not accredited or taught as part of our multi cultural evolution. As I studied the map further, I came to the realisation that