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

Guido Maestri Wombarra

Wynne Prize 2023 finalist Guido (Guy) Maestri ‘Wombarra

Do you have a favourite place to visit?

Guido Maestri has painted a landscape scene at Wombarra, a quiet coastal village near Wollongong, south of Sydney. Thick paint and bold shapes create the features of the landscape such as rock formations. Notice how your eyes are led through the painting from the foreground to the background by the pathway and groups of bushes along its edge.

Describe the colours and the light. What time of year do you think it is?