Grace Cossington Smith's Contribution To Australian Art

Grace Cossington Smith was an Australian painter. She was born on April 22nd 1892 and died on December 10th 1984. She was a leading painter with many famous paintings including “the bridge in curve” and “the sock knitter”. She was one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by the European Post- Impressionist movement. She was particularly influenced by the work of Cézanne and Van Gogh. Cossington Smith’s main interest was colour- bright colour with reflected sunlight. Cossington made a great contribution to Australian art. Every major Australian Art Gallery holds examples of her work. A great example of her work is “Interior onto a garden”; this is a painting she made in 1960. In this artwork Cossington Smith has used many different design principles to create this beautiful artwork, which includes unity and harmony, which also helps the culture to form in the painting.

Cossington Smith uses a range of colours in her artwork. She uses a lot of colours in her artwork, which represents the brightness and warmth in her painting. Her painting is of an interior of a room/house with a view of trees/garden outside; through the open door. You can also see a table with a mirror, a bin, a chair with a blanket over it and carpets. She uses a lot of yellow, green, orange and blue in this artwork. The yellows and oranges give the painting a feeling of warmth and summer, and the greens and blues give it a
She also expresses her culture in this artwork from the colours and the interior she has painted in this artwork. I think Grace Cossington-Smith is an overall success as she has had an amazing career as an artist with many outstanding artworks. She had definitely made an impact to many artists today and is a highly commended female artist. I think she has been very successful in this artwork, as she has shared her perspective as a female artist and her amazing