Major Contributions of David, Chrissie, and Simon to Australian Arts Ecology

Major Contributions of David, Chrissie, and Simon to Australian Arts Ecology
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Major Contributions of David, Chrissie, and Simon to Australian Arts Ecology
Over the years, arts have been valued all over the globe. The main reason is it applies a different range of human activity to create a product that employs imaginative and creative talents that express beauty, proficiency, conceptual ideas, and emotional power. Furthermore, society has valued art since it reflects society and culture, helping people comprehend human beings and how they relate. Even though most countries have employed arts, Australia has greatly employed arts over the years, which has prompted it to have one of the countries with outstanding arts. Since some outstanding arts were developed in the 21st century, it is critical to check the Australian arts leaders and their impacts on Sydney and wider Australia. Arts leaders such as David Walsh, Chrissie Sharp, and Simon Abrahams have greatly impacted the Australian Arts ecology due to their outstanding achievements.
David Dominic Walsh is one of the arts leaders who greatly impacted Australia in the 21st century. As a professional gambler, Walsh earned his fortune by betting on horse races, playing cards, and risking all in the lotteries. One day Walsh succeeded in winning a $60 million lottery in Germany. Varying from most people who could misuse the finances, Walsh decided to invest these wins cautiously by founding the popular Museum of Old and New (MONA), which opened in 2011. This investment made the emergence of many stories regarding the opening of the $55 million which was mainly underground and near Moorilla Estate winery at the edge of the Derwent River near the north of Hobart. His goal was that MONA would survive beyond his lifetime so that he could communicate with his children and grandchildren even after dying. This museum was intended to house his private collection, which was more than $100 million. For example, it had some works from Damien Hurst, Sidney Nolan, Brett Whitely, Jenny Saville, and Holy Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili.[S. Harmon, ‘David Walsh of Mona: On art, sex and why (gallery) size matters.’ The Guardian, 8 November 2018. 24 July 2023.] [S. Glaetzer ‘Coming up Trumps: David Walsh on life, death and gambling with good fortune.’ 11 October 2014. < /news/tasmania/coming-up-trumps-david-walsh-on-life-death-and-gambling-with-good-fortune/news-story/d93957ea92514a40763dddb58955638c > 24 July 2023.]
Furthermore, this museum was the largest private museum in Australia through a country mile. Even though Walsh was self-proclaiming himself as a 'computer geek,' his success resulted from gambling through playing a part in global highly sophisticated gambling syndicates. In addition, he turned out to gloriously be an unexpected arts leader who some people view as perverted while others view as perverse; Willy Wonker for his varying arts. He also highlighted that this was only the start of what he would create since he planned to create a refreshing, albeit confounding, that would bring growth to the Australian art scene.
Over the years, MONA has brought a great transformat...