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VAN TAI, Le - Dancing Unicorn
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Artwork based on a Vietnamese custom called "Dancing Unicorn Festival" Occuring at the "TET" during New Years and Autumn's full moon. Typical scene would include boys dancing with a "unicorn" and others dancing around. Sometimes this festival can be seen in Victoria. Artist associated with The Living Museum of the West.
Le Van Tai. Dancing Unicorn. Gouache on paper, 76 x 52cm. Blue painting in a cubist / futurist style.
Notable Historical Building
Oil on Linen
Traditional hand carved wooden hand towel rail purchased to hang Ale Luibinas traditional hand towel.
Hardwood towel rail, the front panel carved in foliate relief
James worked as a tutor in art with Sunshine community arts program.
Oil on canvas
James worked as a tutor in art with Sunshine community arts program.
Charcoal on Paper
ink on paper
Unknown
Bennett, Joanne. Victorian Embankment, 1983, Drawing, Brimbank City Council Art Collection
ink on paper
joanne bennett
Modern Art
Unknown. Glengala Walk. n.d, sandstone, Brimbank City Council, Brimbank.
carved sandstone plinths
glengala walk, monument, glengala, sunshine west, sandstone
Oil on canvas
Mixed media
Unknown
Motek, Stella. Glass Dreams Leadlight. 1996, stained glass window, Brimbank City Council At Collection, Brimbank
Glass Dreams Leadlight 1996. Leadlight panels depicting historical views of Keilor
keilor, stella motek
The Moore Park and Taylors Lakes Commonwealth Games Public Art Project consisting of mosaic panels, concrete blocks and exercise equipment
Six hand-painted bollards together with two painted wood panels, bollards 91cm high
An ornate painted gate with pierced decoration of a tree below the word 'Gatehouse'
stone wall sculpture
Emerging local artist/local scene
Oil on canvas
Oil on Board
Ceramic Pot
Well known, contemporary artist
Black and white photograph
Exhibited at 1986 Sunshine Community Arts Program Exhibition
Mixed media artwork - Figure of a woman in movement against red background.
Purchased from exhibition at Footscray Arts Community Centre
Artist lived in Western Suburbs (Melton)
Mixed media artwork
Local artist
acrylic on canvas
Local artist, involved in Sunshine Art Advisory Committee.
Watercolour pattern piece made by ochre wash over a heavy card stencil, then each square developed as panel.
Colour photograph
gouache on paper
Local Tutor in ceramics
Glazed Ceramic
Building of local and historical significance
Pen and wash
Local building of historical significance
Ink and Waterclour
Keilor Pub- recent view
Local scene and local artist
pen and wash
Loca scene and artist
Pen and wash
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