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

THE COURIER -MAIL TUESDAY OCTOBER 26 1954 ARTIST Gordon Davis at work on his painting of the Albert Street Methodist Church yester- day. More than 100 members of the Younger Artists' Group gave a demonstration of painting in King George Square to mark the opening of Art Gallery Week. THE COURIER -MAIL THURSDAY OCT. 28 1944 Art students in the Square Y0 U R attention is drawn to a state- ment that a hundred mem- bers of the Younger Artists' Group gave a demonstration of painting in King George SquareGallery to mark the openin; of I would like to point out that, except for two ex - students the group, including the artist depicted, were all members of the Art Students' Guild, and present students of the art branch of the Cen- tral Technical College.- Philippa Hodgens, secretary; Bryan A. Fitzpatrick. trea- surer, Art Students' Guild. 2 (IC) "MAIL, STREET SHOW IN ART WEEK Brisbane streets will be teaming with art when Queensland's first National Art Gallery week officially opens to -morrow. BRISBANE TELE(1RAI'll. tCN, CCT ZS, 104 Queensland's first National Art Gaiter) Week began tads) and Young artists hair been at work :around King George Square. Among the artists was Henry 1.alesio. of East Brisbane, who had a keen ad- mirer of his work in Ken litra3shaw. 12. 01 'ring:dna 20 ( 154 Brisbane, QI URGE MUSEUM PLAN REQUEST FOR ART OBJECTS QUE ENS!. A N Nal- in tat .Art Gallery should dewlap its mus- eum of art INNIS even more, its director ( 31r. Raheri Raines) said last night. Ate the liustres to slionnri such a 11cl:cr. when hr poke in a nailer, Week t.M mprPmium at the "T ant con? tired that people at, 'nor, linen-4rd the -r I'M crtlia ctimIC(mt r. from the In.t.t or pre,rnt than 'lw are pirturtv.," Mr Boole,. said lip h O hr izallery would I':,, firs In Ail tv.:11,1 to h :to and n Breen isn't. lane, Q'Id. Modern trend : 1111 - m '"' C Help children C It 1'1 ,.it a orril ..1 All .111ansoi '11. i.1A::er "COURIER MAIL," ABSENCE OF BEAUTY "AFFECTS .1F At ,TH". INDIFFERENCE' to hen "COURIER MAI I cities and towns in Ansi effecting our health, Dr. last night. The well-known Brisbane art critic was delivet,ng a lecture at the Queensland National Art Gallery as part of Gallery Week. "We must fight for islands of peace in our cities." she declared. Many Australian house- wives were better off than flat dwellers overseas be- cause they had places where they could be quiet. But their husbands could share this quiet only at week- ends-and then they usually had to mow the grass. Not luxury Most Australians consid- ered art a kind of luxury of adornment of life. "Art is not something we must have here in Australia as a certificate of respecta- bility," she said, "We must have it for our mental health and balance." Art must not be kept only n galleries. It must be in - grated in the life of the people, with sculpture and fountains in parks and murals on office walls, "COURIER MAIL," 30 0c7 ;4c4Brisbanos NOT IN LOUNGE "Artists in the kitchen." poisrAvii ES were often better artists In Illy kitchen than In the living -room, the Queensland National Art Gallery director (Mr. Itohert Haines) said yesterday. In the kitcliro they, wattle I oast ems nnrl iv., shin machines that worked wet and lonkrd well. fiat in the living room tho were prepat'eri to put at with "outmoded, aver. shined and hairy" lounge "All artists" Mr. Haines was giving the fourth rind final Gallery trek Iiinch-liour talk in the City Hall. Ile said that men, wanted ears of the lams? dr,ign. hut wore linsuit- ahlr clothes In a semi- tropical climate However: things wrrr Im- proving Niels were AIM.... tog errater taste in socks and nes "1,:verynny is an artist of sonic k.-:1 or other." Mr Fvery llt cs Intim a shop to, ,!tithes WC are exrr- ..,. as artists minnsr. making .,!r:Litting flowers. liar art. railer In tut I. II c.,rmr,,ed !, 'IC Wm:roc:, "Part of life" ..v is ri trait of Orther we like it or Trot," t' did. appeal ;ince rd ..-ises and oat ...elves is rhino that outwardly Ilos v,visitors the rut Brisbane" ' lurid a rotintr, Ir proad of. hnl WPrtm fen ::,:ilar We should strive o: arid standards. he orient 25 NI iris Art show is short of its aim GERTRVDE LANGER "nUEENSIAND Artists `,Zof Fame anti Promise" arranged by the Arts Council of Australia, Queensland Ilhislun, suc- ceeds only partly in rep- resenting the bas t of achievement and promise of such. One misses some of our best, for instance Douglas Armand and Kenneth Macqueen. Yet there are a number of works which make the visit worth- while. It was a' goad Idea to remind people of Dervent Lees' birth- place, and of J. J. Hilder. Lloyd Rees' recent oil "Tile Seine" is painted in a new light key, but sensitive handling and poetic liberty with the subject remain the same. Rare appearance Frauds Lymburner is repre- sented by a small nil. There are more interesting paintings by Bessie Gibson than the one on view. Margaret Cilento shows a charming child stiffly. Mar- garet 011ey's allegiance to Matisse and the Fauves is evident in her still life. Pamela Alarfarlana com- bines severe romatruetion with gentle feeling, and William Smith makes rune of his too rare appearances with two little oils oshich show lilt gilts. Caroline Ps -tiers portrait commends itseit oy technical simplicity. Betty Quelhurst would be well advised to aban- don her "tricky brush stroke technique" and concentrate on design. This fine artist, A. E, Read, is inadequately represented by pencil sketches. Young Ian Barber quite originally studs the canvas with ornamental emblem -like fields, Young Elisabeth Cummings gives proof of fine progress. S. Varley, C. Luke, Inge Stets, new names to me, seem to show some promise. Among the fair number of exhibitors are V. Lallev, C. Grant, L. Pedersen, P. W. Potts, Good sculpture Sculpture is small in num- b,- lint not in quality. A wood ear. trig by Leonard Shillant stain ids out for rhythmic power in the management of US well as of the negative spares. Kathleen Stallion's "Chee- tah" would be hard to sur- pass in the realisation of ferocity cum grace. Mrs. Shinn:it also shows as an ex- pressive water colour. Donald Ross, though not measuring up to the Shillitins. shows a good deal of talent In "Dolorosa." The show will he opened at, Finney's Gallery to -day at 3 p.m. by Sophie Stewart of the "Dear Charles" Company. helped to make Queens - land's first National Art Gal- lery Week such a great success. Thanks are extended to the members of the Guild of the Art Branch. Central Technical College, who gave their ser- vices for the display in King George Square; to the speak- ers at the City Hall and Gal- lery: to the staffs of the City Hall and the Gallery; to The Courier -Mall for valuable pub. 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