The Second Last Day, painting by Myuran Sukumaran painted before his execution at Bali’s Kerobokan prison
The late Margaret Olley used to ‘hammer’ Ben Quilty about taking on causes’. Clearly, the Archibald-winning artist didn’t listen.
Quilty believes that artists have a responsibility to use their voice to change society. He told ArtsHub that, ‘There’s still a of lot of “haters” in the community … (and) creativity is the core of forgiveness in society.’
