Brett Whiteley 'Hullo (Cockatoo)' expressionism Undiscovered in his lifetime and

Undiscovered in his lifetime and plagued with mental illness

Framed Dimensions: 61 x 72 x 3 cm

An edition of 40

Part of the Jungle Chronicles

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Brett Whiteley 'Hullo (Cockatoo)' expressionism Undiscovered in his lifetime andBirds recur throughout Brett Whiteleys work. As a child, he would steal eggs from nests and as an adult, paint them in his work. Forever moving around, he often thought of the flight paths of birds, his representations of them tinged with yearning for freedom and domestic stability. Hullo (Cockatoo) is a portrait of Australias most talkative bird, the cockatoo. It knocks at the cage, addressing the viewer with a hullo. From one perspective, it is a