\u201cThe Australian Impressionists were criticised by artist and writer Ian Burn in his essay Beating About the Bush<\/em> for creating romanticised images of the bush and its people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cViewing them from the leisurely gaze of upper-middle class men whose imaginations did not really address the role of women, the precarious existence in the face of poverty, bushfire and drought, and the place of Aboriginal people in the bush.<\/p>\n \u201cAs well as giving due recognition to the work of women artists of the Australian Impressionist era, this exhibition explores what has been left out of the Australian Impressionist paintings, allowing contemporary female photographers to put these elements back in the picture.<\/p>\n \u201cThese artists don\u2019t beat about the bush, they tell a more comprehensive story, addressing issues pertaining to immigration, First Nations people, gender and social status.\u201d<\/p>\n Pieces in the exhibition are drawn from the Art Gallery of Ballarat\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Tom-Roberts-202x300.jpg\")