Raafat Ishak: Hot Air ceramics wife and sometime muse of

wife and sometime muse of the famous painter

Encompassing defining moments and palpable influences on Watson’s practice— including conceptual art

seen through the lens of Melbourne photographer Konrad Winkler

This publication accompanies the exhibition Light Source

Raafat Ishak: Hot Air ceramics wife and sometime muse ofHot Air is the first comprehensive book surveying the work of Egyptian born, Naarm Melbourne based artist Raafat Ishak. Rethinking the linearity of the monographic format, Hot Air navigates Ishaks practice through a sequence of themes and motifs that occupy his art: NUDITY SQUARE LANGUAGE AIR SUN BLACK PAINTING ARCHITECTURE. The final chapter, HEIDE, is dedicated to the artists major solo exhibition in the celebrated modernist building at Heide Museum