George Gittoes 'From the Depths' surreal building materials and bric-a-brac

building materials and bric-a-brac

In minimal lines

he realised it was Ireland that roused him most

Afghanistan and Cambodia

George Gittoes 'From the Depths' surreal building materials and bric-a-bracGeorge Gittoes, an Australian artist, filmmaker and political activist, has led an extraordinary life. In 1970, he helped establish the Yellow House Artist Collective, a bohemian institution in Sydney inspired by Vincent van Goghs artist commune and the British Arts Lab movement of the late 1960s. After departing the commune, Gittoes settled in Bundeena using it as a base for his travels to regions including Rwanda, Afghanistan and Cambodia, where he