Rodolfo Nieto 'Toro [Bull]' first nations artist the Australian landscape and a

the Australian landscape and a city’s outskirts

Widely collected and admired

It reminds of a violent history

There is also a warning here to heed the threat humans pose against the environment

Rodolfo Nieto 'Toro [Bull]' first nations artist the Australian landscape and aRodolfo Nieto was one of the foremost representatives of the so called Oaxacan School, which combines contemporary art movements with traditional Mexican folk art. Animals were central to Nietos oeuvre, and, according to the artist, the first ever image he drew was that of a cat. While studying and working in Paris during the 1960s, the exposure to international contemporary art movements resulted in Nieto developing a personal style which interpreted