Bruce Mutard

A graphic novel about art and artists, set in Australia. A Sydney couple, Choosy and Dimitry, travel to Port Douglas in far north Queensland in pursuit of a mysterious artist who gives his or her (very good) works away. Choosy is a gallery curator and Dimitry is her burnt out painter partner. They cohabit but there is increasing distance between them. They rarely touch. In Port Douglas (rendered beautifully as a moody seascape -- I've been there and I found the pictures very evocative) Choosy becomes increasingly obssessed with the anonymous artist. Then there's an abrupt ending which I didn't entirely understand.… (mehr)