Jon Molvig: The Tree of Man Paintings Cooking the exchange of ideas and

the exchange of ideas and sometimes even war

and The Nutcracker

they embark on an adventure that will lead them back home

with NYC-based artist Jon Burgerman

But the results will be well worth the effort

Jon Molvig: The Tree of Man Paintings Cooking the exchange of ideas andJon Molvig remains one of the great enigmas of Australian art. The Tree of Man series was the last major undertaking of the artist's career, made while he was already feeling his mortality. Fifty years later, Bruce Heiser takes another look at these mysterious pictures, anaylsying Molvig's symbolism, his sources of inspiration, and the way they were received at the time.