Encyclopedia entries (4)
"...Henson attended Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne, but, precocious and fiercely independent, discontinued his studies in 1975...." Access this article via Oxford Art Online, Wollongong City Council database collection
"... Highly personal, self-expressive photography—notably by Bill Henson—flourished and, for...." Access this article via Oxford Art Online, Wollongong City Council database collection
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Journal articles:
"...slouching, somnambulant teens at twilight...9his) work places him, and all of his contrariness, at the center of Australian photo art. Think of Australia, then think of its opposite: that's Bill Henson. While Max Dupain's Sunbaker helped define his country as a nation of sun worshipers, Henson's nocturnal nymphs are bathers in moonlight. Where David Moore documented moments of great public consciousness-raising, Henson lingers on the daydreams of anonymous city folk. He is Australian photography's shadow side...." Access this article via Proquest database, Wollongong City Council database collection
".. Capon said that ...to equate Bill Henson's work with soft porn was base and ignorant.He said Henson was using adolescence as a metaphor for human vulnerability.." Access this article via Proquest database, Wollongong City Council database collection