Yosl Bergner 'Sisters, from The Judgement of Paris triptych' fantastical the Bedouin and the rug

the Bedouin and the rug

Adrian KELLETT

Set against the silhouette of a disembodied jacket

Rather than focus on single subjects or compositions

is an urban indigenous multi-disciplinary artist

Yosl Bergner 'Sisters, from The Judgement of Paris triptych' fantastical the Bedouin and the rugYosl Bergner is one of Australias most important artists. Born in Austria and raised in Poland, he and his family immigrated to Australia in 1937 to escape anti semitism. In Melbourne, Bergner attended the National Art School and befriended the Heide circle, who included Sidney Nolan, Albert Tucker and John Perceval. It was alongside Noel Coulihan and Vic OConnor however, that Bergner made his indeminable mark. Self described as a social humanist,