Sydney Artist Martin Shaw’s famous work, Three Well-Known Australians has kept Australians guessing for over 40 years, and locals now have their chance to join the fun as art is on currently show at the Shepparton Library until Tuesday, June 17.
Created in 1982, Three Well-Known Australians is striking in its simplicity. Three abstract figures, a headless blue figure, a crouching red figure and a green figure holding an umbrella and Martin’s beloved dog on a bright yellow background.
Martin has been touring his painting around Australia since 1983, collecting the names of the people who have visited the work, and cataloguing in yearbooks whom they think the figures might represent.
Locals are encouraged to visit the library and take a guess.
