| Outsider Artist -Norma |
The 70 year old Australian Outsider artist Norma McCarthy says she is a reflection of the decay within Australian society. That we're conservative and complacent and the Aussie spirit is not what it was.
Norma Mc Carthy from Sydney's Marrickville remembers well the days of Germaine Greer. How exciting it was to throw off some of the chains and shackles of colonial history. Possibilities appeared on Australian women's horizons.
During her travels she takes every oppurtunity to share her passion with companions she may meet. Painting, drawing, paper-flower making, mixed media. graffiti.
Not just for fun and celebration, as in the days of Rainbow Gatherings in far north Queensland, Norma also advocates taking up an artform as a healing tool. Finding an artform to practise self expression. For her it is a rebirthing process Letting go of grief and trauma.
Maiia: Norma MCarthy's installation work is one of those rare experiences. shows us things we don't want to see! . Covering our eyes, denying Australia's mental health problems sendings them underground and onto the streets. Yet - without dealing with the shadow we're not whole
Buffeted by the winds. Like Australia's great poet and author Henry Lawson.When I first bought Henry Lawson's collected works I walked through The Valley reading Faces in the Street and thought -Fuck nothing has changed!First Things First - Editorial by Maiia Sept 09
Are there no prisons? No Social Security, no legal service? I support the aforementioned establishments and the poor must go there." - Ebeneezer Scrooge - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol -
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