Godwin Bradbeer

Godwin Bradbeer welcomes the reader into the vast, drawing-filled studio of the Melbourne artist. Beginning his career as a photographer, Bradbeer later re-ignited a youthful passion and aptitude for drawing. His works are now held in collections worldwide, renowned for their unique qualities including scale, unusual creation process and idiosyncratic subject matter.

Accompanied by studio shots of Bradbeer at work and, sometimes unusual, reproductions of his works, McKenzie guides the reader through stages of Bradbeer's career. See Bradbeer's epic 1980s and 90s drawings, which hang ceiling to floor in his warehouse studio, and explore metaphysical states of the human condition in Bradbeer's art.

About the Authors

Janet McKenzie is a writer and artist who studied History of Art/Philosophy at the Australian National University and studied etching at the Canberra School of Art. She co-edited Studio International, one of the most successful fine-art periodicals in the country, and is the author of several valuable art publications, including the Isabel Alexander monographs (2016).

Dr Kenneth Wach is an Associate Professor and former Principal Research Fellow and Head of the School of Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne. He is also the author of 11 international texts and 330 items of art historical research.