Asher Bilu
Recent Exhibition Catalogue
Asher Bilu is an Australian-Israeli artist renowned for his abstract paintings, sculptures, and installations that explore themes of light, music, and cosmology. Born in Tel Aviv, Bilu moved to Australia in 1956, where he began his artistic career shortly after his arrival. His first solo exhibition in 1959 was quickly followed by two exhibitions at John Reed’s renowned Museum of Modern Art of Australia. Since then, he has exhibited widely in Australia and Europe, with works held in major public collections across the country .
Bilu is largely self-taught and has been lauded for his experimental approach to art-making. His work often blurs the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and installation, reflecting his fascination with light and his love of music and science, especially cosmology .
In addition to his visual art practice, Bilu worked as a production designer for several films by director Paul Cox from 1982 to 2015, contributing his unique visual sensibility to films such as Man of Flowers, My First Wife, Cactus, Vincent, Human Touch, and Force of Destiny .
Bilu's work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including a major survey exhibition titled Asher Bilu: Early Works 1957–79 at Bayside Gallery in 2024, which highlighted his experimental approach and critical success during that period
Cosmic Strings 7 Acrylic, string, felt, lava rocks on board 244 x 424 cm (In 2 sections each 244 x 212) $85,000
Array PVA resin, plywood, felt, copper, compact discs, LED lights on canvas 232 x 360 cm $ 85,000
Cosmic Strings 1 Flower Power PVA resin, pigments, string, felt on canvas 234 x 243 cm $40,000
Cosmic Strings 2 Control out of Control PVA resin, pigments, string, felt on canvas 236 x 248 cm $ 40,000
Transmutation Lava rocks, silver copper and gold gilding, charcoal, coal & wood. Base: Mirrored plywood 250 cm diam x 10 cm high $ POA
Cosmic Strings 3 PVA resin, pigments, string on canvas 240 x 252 cm $40,000
Cosmic Strings 4 PVA resin, pigments, string on canvas 240 x 252 cm $40,000
Cosmic Strings 5 PVA resin, pigments, string, felt on canvas 240 x 252 cm $40,000
Cosmic Strings 6 Acrylic, string, felt, on canvas 240 x 252 cm $ 50,000
Edge of the Unknown 2 Resin & pigment, lava rocks, glass, semi-precious stones on board 183 x 183 cm $50,000