Bohemian Life and Style

Archibald Prize 2007

Everone seem to be heading to Art Gallery for a long night of Archibald Prize event.

Art Gallery of NSW

The Archibald Prize is awarded annually and, in 2007, the prize was $35,000. It is administered by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW and awarded for "the best portrait, preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics, painted by an artist resident in Australasia during the 12 months preceding the date fixed by the Trustees for sending in the pictures."  

Everyone is Thirsty

Winner Announcement

John Beard from Sydney has won the 2007 Archibald Prize for his painting of Janet Laurence. John receives a prize of $35,000. The Archibald Prize is now in its 86th year.

Art and Drinks

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Bohemian Style

The term "bohemian" describes a person who lives an unconventional artistic life, where self-expression is the highest value. Most of the time it applies to the artists in acting, poetry, writing, singing, dancing, painting etc. Originally the term used to designate inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, located in the modern day Czech Republic. The name derives from the Latin term for the Celtic tribe inhabiting that area, the Boii, who were called Boiohaemum in the early Middle Ages. The word "Bohemians" was never used by the local Czech population. In Czech, the region was since early Middle Ages called only "Èechy" (Bohemia) or "Království eské" (Kingdom of Bohemia), and its mainly Czech-speaking inhabitants were called "Èeši".