The Art Journal
The Art Journal is an insightful and engaging publication that showcases a wonderfully diverse and captivating range of artistic expressions, providing readers with a truly unique and thought-provoking perspective on abstract art, the latest emerging trends, and innovative techniques that are shaping the art world today. Ralph Kerle’s Art Journal makes it a highly valuable resource for both seasoned artists looking to expand their knowledge and those who are simply curious about the fascinating world of abstract art.
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Metallic Witness — How a Community Named a Work of Art
Every artwork begins with an intention, but I’m reminded again and again that its life begins when it enters the eyes — and imagination — of others.
Over the past month, I invited my Art Journal subscribers into something I’ve never done before: a genuine co-creation. A new artwork of mine, previously untitled, was placed before you all with a simple question:
What should this work be called
Nature’s Faces: The Artwork That Revealed Itself in an Instant
I photographed this reflection yesterday.
There was no long contemplation, no weeks of uncertainty — just that electric moment when something catches your eye, and you instinctively know: there’s something here.
Just Gentle – The Day the Water Smiled Back
There’s a very particular kind of moment when I know I’m no longer just out on the water – I’m on the edge of an artwork.
The Untitled Artwork Experiment A Collaboration Between Artist and Beholder
Every artwork starts with an intention, but it really comes alive when someone else looks at it. For months this new piece has sat in my “possibilities” folder – a dark, mysterious field with a single golden sphere glowing at its centre. I knew there was something powerful there, but it still felt unfinished without a title that came from beyond my own point of view.
That's why I launched "The Untitled Artwork Experiment." The goal was simple yet profound:
Vein with a View: When the Image Looks Back
In a field of charged red, a single silver line threads its way like a needle through flesh. From the dark hollows within, unseen presences seem to watch, as if the blood itself were quietly observing the world outside. The work hovers between cartoon and anatomy, turning an abstract reflection into a living, pulsing interior.
The Gift of Sight: A Journey Through Reflection
On Saturday 15 November 2025, I had the privilege of attending the Annual Remembrance Service for Organ and Tissue Donors in New South Wales – this year held at the Northside Conference Centre in St Leonards – and of being invited as a guest presenter.
It was a beautiful, deeply moving service. Sitting in the audience, I felt that my own story – of receiving a corneal transplant and then going on to build a life as an artist
When the Water Paints Back – Ralph Kerle on Creating Water Flowers
Every now and then, nature takes over the act of creation. Water Flowers was born in one such moment — when the water itself seemed to paint…
The Untitled Experiment — A Collaboration Between Artist and Beholder
An artist never really sees his work…Ralph Kerle