Art Almanac | August 2026 Puzzles texture and form

texture and form

Sandrine Videault saw the Magnolia in its many different guises

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The Aboriginal women paint their bodies for ceremonies

Art Almanac | August 2026 Puzzles texture and formAwards are on their minds each month at Art Almanac. This time, Sasha Grishin a finalist judge for the painting award takes us through the Percivals 2026 and the power of portraiture to restore dignity to the human semblance. Master works are another treat. Victoria Hynes traces the remarkable genesis of a gift in Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso at Shepparton Art Museum defining figures of European modernism, not seen before in Australia that has