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Richard Bell (born 1953, in Charleville, Queensland into the Kamilaroi tribe) is an Australian artist and political activist. He is one of the founders of proppaNOW, a Brisbane-based aboriginal art collective. He lives in Brisbane, Queensland. Bell came to the attention of the wider community after his 240×540 cm painting ''Scientia E Metaphysica (Bell's Theorem)'' won the 2003 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. It prominently featured the text "Aboriginal Art – It's A White Thing". In 2006, the Queensland art critic Rex Butler profiled his work for ''Australian Art Collector'' magazine.〔(Rex Butler, Psychoanalysis ), ''Australian Art Collector'', Issue 38, October–December 2006.〕 Bell caused controversy in April 2011 after revealing that he selected the winner of the prestigious Sir John Sulman Prize through the toss of a coin.〔("The hand of fate: how this painting won $20,000 on the toss of a coin" ), ''The Age'', 24 April 2011〕 In March 2012, Bell won a court case against a person that had issued a take-down notice in 2011, for "unjustifiable threats of copyright infringement", and was awarded $147,000 in damages, setting "an important precedent".〔("Well-known Australian artist receives damages award for unjustifiable threats of copyright infringement" ), ''Mallesons Stephen Jaques'', 23 March 2012〕 In 2013 he presented the eight-episode TV series ''Colour Theory'' on National Indigenous Television.〔(''Colour Theory'' ), SBS International〕 His self-portrait was a finalist of the 2015 Archibald Prize ((Image) ). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Bell (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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