Outback & Wilderness Wall Art
Red country and open distance. The outback images are the warmest pieces in the catalogue and the ones that do most for a cold, south facing room. They also hold the largest sizes better than any other subject, because there is nothing in the frame that needs to stay small.
Distance is the subject
Outback photographs work on emptiness. There is no foreground detail competing for attention, which is why they read cleanly from across a room and why they scale up without falling apart.
The Red Centre
Olgas Sunrise, NT, Desert Oaks, Uluru, NT and Desert Dreaming are the central Australian images, and the Uluru and Kata Tjuta work has its own collection.
The north west
Full Moon, Bungle Bungles, WA and Desert Island, WA carry the strongest red in the catalogue. The Bungle Bungles image is one of the few that works as well at night as at dawn.
South Australian outback
Outback Glory, SA, Bejewelled, Wilpena Station, SA and Echo Camp Waterhole, Arkaroola, SA sit in the Flinders and beyond, where the country turns to stone.
Silver country
Outback Silverton, NSW is the far west New South Wales image, and it reads as mining country rather than desert.
What red does to a room
It warms it, considerably. In a room that already has warm timber and warm paint, an outback print can be too much of the same thing. In a cool, south facing room it is the single most effective choice in the catalogue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the reddest image?
Full Moon, Bungle Bungles, WA carries the strongest red, with Desert Island, WA close behind. Both are Western Australian.
Do outback prints suit large sizes?
Better than almost anything else. There is no fine foreground detail to lose, so these hold up at 60, 75 and 100 inch where a busier image would not.
Will a red print overwhelm a room?
It can, in a room that is already warm. Outback images do their best work in cool, south facing rooms and in spaces with white or grey walls and minimal timber.
Is the Uluru work in this collection?
Some of it appears here, but the Uluru and Kata Tjuta photographs are gathered in their own collection, which covers that country in more depth.