Cressida Campbell

Parsley Bay, Sydney 1992
woodcut, printed in watercolour
Private collection

Cropping and mirroring are cleverly used by Campbell to ensure compositional complexity.

Parsley Bay, Sydney 1992 evokes carefully framed Japanese ukiyo-e landscapes: a dynamic interplay between the winding path, overhanging rock face, wooden bridge, and harbour, is created within the picture’s portrait format.

A similar compositional approach is evident in Margaret Preston’s Mosman Bridge c. 1927.