We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Salvatore Zofrea Morning light

oil on canvas with lapis lazuli

127 x 305 cm

Depicting the morning light is part of my new series of work. Here I express the awakening of light on wildflowers in the Australian bushland. I want to share my consciousness and reverence for the wonder of creation and enable others to enjoy and celebrate the beauty of God; to view all this as if for the first time through the eyes of a child is my aim.

I hope people will realise the importance of seeing and respecting the great wonder we have around us and not let it be destroyed through our collective blindness, ignorance, complacency and greed.

- Salvatore Zofrea