Robin Boyd Residence II
Photo ©Darren Bradley I had the good fortune to spend a few hours last week at the Boyd House II in Melbourne. The Boyd House is one of Australia's most celebrated modernist homes by one of Australia's most celebrated modernist architects. I loved it. A riff on the famous painting by SHAG. Photo ©Darren Bradley Here's the painting by SHAG, for reference: ©Josh Agle, used with permission. In fact, SHAG loved it so much, he made two paintings... ©Josh Agle, used with permission. When I first saw these paintings, I didn't know what or where they were. So I did a bit of research and found Karen McCartney's book . Robin Boyd's residence was one of the homes featured there, and it made quite an impression on me. Photo ©Darren Bradley It was a bit surreal to spend time here, finally, and learn about the house. But my friend Tim Ross got in touch with Tony Lee of the Boyd Foundation on my behalf, and before I knew it, I had an invitation to spend the afternoon...