Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 1 : Presscuttings, 1959-1962

UEREALIS fz, Rnalis,n in a more tradi- tional sense is almost solely represented by Goodrich Roberts, and not even all of his fall into this category. One may also quote here Joseph Plaskett, but his is rather personal and lyrical interpretation of the visible. "Magic realism" is found In paintings by Hughes. whose "Tugboats" remind of Henri Rousseau's "primitive' style. Surrealist painters are Hoc - dues (free and poetical) Shadbolt ,who reminds some- what of Klee and whose "New Snow" is particularly charm- ing,, Dallaire ,decorative), Lemieux (austere), and Col- ville precise Alfred Pelan is a clever ecclecticist ,deriving from various sources) with obvious influences from Picasso, Leger. and others. SEMI -ABSTRACT Kazuo Namakura's semi - abstracts are personal and interesting. Kenneth Loch - head stages chessmen-like figures in vast space. Gordon Smith's -Rock, by the Shore" is the finest of three semi- abstract landscapes of his. Two of Jacques Tonnacour'e paintings are very Picassian, two others personal and free, especially "Trees in the Wind." Jean Paul Riopelle repre- sents the newest controversial development in art "Auto- matism." which is based on the sub -conscious in painting. His non-figurative work is a riot of rich, thickly built-up pigments. This stimulating show will be officially opened by Sir Bernard Heinze at 8 o'clock to -night, and will remain open until October 20.