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

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 Rine' George Square to mark the opening of Art Gallery Week. COURIER -MAIL THURSDAY OCT. 21 1954 'Art students ' in the Square VOUR attention is a drawn to a state- ment that a hundred mem- bers of the Younger Artists' Group gave a demonstration of painting in King George Square to mark the opening of Gallery Week. 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 Sodom, secretary; Bryan A. Fitzpatrick, trea- surer, Art Students' Guild. y From a 24 OC.1 19i$AIL," STREET SHOW lane, Q'ld. IN ART WEEK Brisbane streets will be teaming with art when Queensland's first Notional Art Gallery week officially opens to-morrow. An outdoor display of 100 ,young artists at work in King George Square will be part of the opening cere- mony, to be performed at 1.15 p.m. by the Education Minister iMr. Devriest from the City Hall steps. Announcing the plans for the week, October 25 In 20, yesterday, the National Art Gallery chairman of trus- tees (Mr. E. A. Ferguson) said the abject was to make art and the Art Gallery bet- ter known to, and appreci- ated by, the public. Queen. first National Art Gallen Week began today and Soling artist, hair heen at work around King George Square. tinting the artists was Ilenry lalesky. of East Brisbane, who had a keen ad- mirer 44 his work hr Kin Itrayshaw, 12. of"lingaipa REQUEST FOR ART OBJECTS QUEENSLAND Nat- ional .-1r1 Gallery should develop its mus- of art objects even more, its director (Mr. Robert Haines) Ss id last night. He urged the trustees to support such a nehey, when he spoke in a Gallery Week symposium at the callers. "T am convinced that most people are more interested in these everyday objects from the pa .t or present than they' are in pictures," Mr. Haines said. He hoped the calico' would he the fir4 m Alt txatia to be both an educate!' and 'guide to better taste. Modern trend Dr. Geri rude LS112Pr said views sects front last car, or ncroplancs were brine echoed in or! in blurred or oyetiap ping images. Ocher mnriern inspiratien, to art included the Mum!- ' night !unknown before it times,. micro- phot by. new machine shapes. psychology. !ese scientific sources, ass unrivalled know'- . of the art of olirr and lack of any eons- , faith. were responsible the variety of modern he said. Help children Sr. C. N1 R.. Vint Hermien ed a ceneral rritic,lvm through art, of all eleldren up to the age of Id Mier 16. methods of education in art would differ far artists and ordinary citizens. He said the feeline for art was present in every child that started school. It must. nor he suppressed to either future artists or their ap- preciator.c at the Queensland National Art Gallery as part of Gallery Week. "We must fight for islands f peace in our cities," she declared. Many Atis..rallan house- wives were better off than fiat 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 ore adornment of life, "Art is not something we must have here in Australia as, a certificate of respecta- bility," she add, "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," H0 I'S E %V I I ES were better artists in the kitchen than in the living -coons, the Queensland National A rt :tile ry director ( M r. Robert Haines) said yest ertlity. In the knell's) they want,', infest ors end emshin innehines thnt worked wet and looked well. But in t he living room the were prepared to put with -outmoded, over- stuffed and hairy" loung suites. "All artists" Mr. Haines was giving the fourth and final Gallery Week lunch-hour' talk in the City Hall. He said that men, similarly, wanted cars of the latest design. but ware unsuit- able clothes 1n a semi- repira I climate. Hewever, things were int- provine. Men were show- ing greater t.nste in socks and lies. "Everyone is an artist of some kind or other." Mr. Haines continued. Every time we go into n shop to' select clothes we are exer- cising our rights as artists. "Painting a house. making a garden, a maiming flowers. choosing a hat are other ways in which we expressed eel lode tendencies. "Part of life" "Art Is a part of life, whether we like it or not," he said. "The a ppeara nee of our houses and ourselves Is something that. outwardly proclaims to visitors the culture of Brisbane." Australians had a country to' be proud of, but were tam insular. We should strive for world standards, tie added. Art show is short of its aim By 1:EnTill 10. "nl'EENSIAND Artists \Zof Fame 111111 Promise" arranged by the Arts C 0 n n r l l of Australia, Queensland Dhision, sue - /4441s only partly In rep- resenting the beat of ischiss ement and promise of such. One inissrs some of out' br,t. for instance Douglas Armand and Kenneth Macqueen. Yet there are a number of works which make the visit worth- while. It wits me good Idea to remind people of Dervent Lees' birth- place, and of J. J. Mar. Lloyd Rees' recent oil "The Seine" is painted in a new light key, but sensitive handling and poetic liberty with the subject remain the same. Rare appearance Francis Lymburner Is repre- sented by a small oil. There are more Interesting paintings by Bessie Gibson than the one on view. Margaret Cilento shows a charming child study. Mar- garet °hey's allegiance to Matisse and the Fnuves is evident in her still life. Pamela Macfarlane eon, - ?tiara revere conAtruction with gentle feeling. and William Smith makes one al his too rare appearances with IWO little ails Ishich show him gilts. Caroline ' c'orker's portrait commends risen by 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 melds. Young Elisabeth Cummings gives proof of fine progress. S. Varley, C. Luke, Inge Stets, new names to tae, seem to show some promise. Among the fair number_ of exlQitors. are V. Lebow' G. Plat- W. .stutod egg' 213:6 Wei 10 eluk. 111 .1 ligittlet1,SI usual Seta epic fluseuo ftiax gape; epnola J tratt stsua 19°0 'itua-Itaant Juiftruig 10 uolsoaans abet lailleam all nuitctocu S.epials "COURIER MA Brisbane Art Gallery Week thanks I DESIRE to thank all those who 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 -Mail for valuable pub betty: to the Australian Broad- casting Commission and Stations 4BC. 4BH, 4BK, and 4KQ for -their assistance; to the Director and staff of the Queensland National Art Gal- lery, and to those members of the public who co-operated. The public co-operated mag- nificently in this, the greatest week in art activity in Queens- land, and the results have been most gratifying.-E. Fer- guson, Chairman of Trustees, Queensland National Art Gal- lery.