Sand mining country II 1967

Fluid execution and simplified masses of colour can be seen in Robyn Mountcastle’s Sand mining country I, II and III. Her subject matter was largely based on the landscape, especially its vulnerability to the forces of destruction inherent in nature and from its exploitation by man. The latter subject provides the impetus here — the degradation of the beach south of Kingscliff in northern New South Wales through sandmining. This work is reflective of an increasing concern for the environment that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, both in Australia and internationally.