Rupert Bunny was an Australian painter known for his romantic portrayal of Parisian life in the late 19th century. It seems fitting that Australian costume and set designer, Catherine Martin, shares an affinity with Bunny. She knows his era well, so much so that her depiction of sumptuous "Belle Époque" French fashions in the film "Moulin Rouge!" earned her two Academy Awards for best costume design and art direction in 2001.
In this talk, from the Art After Hours program at the Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Martin speaks with Nell Schofield about the life and times of Rupert Bunny- including what he looked like with his shirt off, Parisian fashions in the late 19th century and why her husband, director Baz Luhrmann, speaks French like Inspector Cluzo (and she wishes he didn't.)
Bio
Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin is known primarily for her work as a costume designer and art director for many of her husband Baz Luhrmann's films including "Strictly Ballroom," "Romeo + Juliet," "Moulin Rouge!" and "Australia."
She has won numerous awards for her work - including two Academy Awards for "Moulin Rouge!" in 2001, a Tony for her stage design for a Broadway version of "La Boheme" and a BAFTA for her production design on "Romeo + Juliet" in 1998 and "Strictly Ballroom" in 1993.
Nell Schofield
Nell Schofield is an Australian writer and broadcaster. She is also known for her role in the cult Australian film "Puberty Blues."
A visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination. The term art encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, decorative arts, photography, and installation. The various visual arts exist within a continuum that ranges from purely aesthetic purposes at one end to purely utilitarian purposes at the other. This should by no means be taken as a rigid scheme, however, particularly in cultures in which everyday objects are painstakingly constructed and imbued with meaning. Particularly in the 20th century, debates arose over the definition of art. Figures such as Dada artist Marcel Duchamp implied that it is enough for an artist to deem something “art” and put it in a publicly accepted venue. Such intellectual experimentation continued throughout the 20th century in movements such as conceptual art and Minimalism. By the turn of the 21st century, a variety of new media (e.g., video art) further challenged traditional definitions of art. Seeaesthetics; art conservation and restoration; drawing; painting; printmaking; sculpture; photography; decorative arts.
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