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Compositions Within Landscapes
Concept · 4 steps · Cultural frame

Landscape Across Cultures and Time

The full climb — from why the word "landscape" is already a choice, through the great painting traditions, to seeing the same patch of Australia as both a scenic view and as living Country. Four short steps, each with its own toy to play with.


1 Where it comes fromFlip the same land between a framed "view" and a living map of Country. 2 How to do itRead the great lineages — Romantic sublime, plein-air, the Heidelberg School. 3 Where it gets trickyThe line between depicting a place and claiming its story. 4 Out in the wildNamatjira, and holding the scenic view and living Country side by side.