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

By GERTRUDE LANGER THE Royal Queensland ' rt Society's Younger Group of Artists are holding their annual show at Finneys' Art Gallery. It also includes eleven Artists who entered for the young artists' scholarship. The judges (Robert Haines, Vida Lahey, and In awarding the first prize to Mesa 'Militia and two second prizes to Janice Barber and Richard Werner. Alexa Tabke plans to use her scholarship to study at the East Sydney Technical College. She submitted two figure modellings in addition to paintings and drawings and showed a natural ability In all media. Her work is re- markably expressive ar original and the judges hal I. great hopes fur her. Janice Barber who drew tention previously wi animal drawings, has vi much developed in the It year. Her ability to integrate well observed fact into charm- ing and imaginative designs is evident, Her oils are quite captivating and her sensitive pencil drawing of a nude is well deserving of praise. vet., .ippeatini. "Abarti) on Harbour," Is not only by tar the best picture in the show but aLo one that one would be glad to own one- self. It is a delight for this sheer beauty of pigment. The colours kept well within their allotted areas so as to support a subtle rhythmic pattern of shapes and lines; a fine pic- ture which does not reveal its beauties all at once and sus- tains the Interest. In "Market Day, Ceylon" power is shown in the simultaneous hartnonising of light and dark contrasts, as well all of complementary colours. I:: "Regent Canal, Lon - "THE Surma mg Women' Is all interesting re- ligious painting; however, the pictorial idea is perhaps not exploited to the fullest. What Phyl Waternouse has to say is not always of the same depth. In the best work, such as mentioned, there is true poetry of feeling; in others, slighter ones, feminine charm with quite a glow of warmth is an endearing quality; In still others a "fashionable" touch arid sophisticated aloofness pre- vail. As Mica Waterhouse has so much more to give, I do not think that this last category will satisfy her for long. Great hopes held for young artist while there is improvement in some of Nyrie Elcock's work. On the whole, the standard myself), were unanimous of the Younger Artists is de- finitely rising and this year's show is the best so far. A T the Moreton Galleries, - the print collector will find some interesting prints which Include Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec, Vlaminck, Utrillo, Christopher Wood and Tristram Hillier, as well as two Madonnas by Boticelll. Gifted painter Richard Werner, who came to Australia from Europe five years ago and works here so a commercial artist, is now de- finitely among the most gifted young painters here, antLI feel we shall hear more of him. He shows various Euro- pean influences and experi- ments with various styles, but the creative element is quite strong and there is a fine feeling for colour and pattern. His work suggests more experience than one expects in one so young. In fact, all the prize winners have a creative attitude and there is nothing stereotyped about them. Of other exhibitors Helen Anstotz, Ann Thomson, and Pam Watkins show promise, " TELEGRAPH .! 7.00T 19b4 Brim No wonder we're grow- ing old so fast and the weather Is so topsy- turvy. We're having three weeks In one this week- Health Week. Fire Pre- vention Week a n d National Oahe] Week. CITY DISPLAY ART WEEK OPENING THE Education Minis- ter'. (Mr. Devrles) will open Queensland's first National Art Gallery Week in King George Square at 1.15 p.m. to -day. Young artists will work on paintings on the City Hall steps, the approach to the City Hall, and on buildings around King George Square, They will also show their works In a City Hall pave- ment display. Special art exhibitions and lectures will continue until Friday in the biggest art week in Queensland's history. Special lectures There will be lectures at the National Art Gallery each evening, and illustrated talks in the City Hall each lunch hour. Gallery trustees have planned the week to make art and the Art Gallery bet- ter known to the public. Exhibitions include dis- play of water colours, speci- ally sent to the gallery from Britain. Leading business houses will display original paintings from the gallery. The National Gallery's children's art class exhibi- tion, "Children are Artists," opened yesterday on the ar anel of The Courier -M SCI1001.61111. ARTIST Alexa Tahke, of Brighton, ho yesterday won the 010 Younger Artists' Group Scholarship In Brisbane, with one of the sketches included in her exhibits at the Younger Artists' Group show at Finney's Gallery. Youngest entrant in the Scholarship, 17 -year -old Mesa, was awarded the iitrize by a panel of three illetteLrIng a Brisbane Grammar School uniform, Alexa said after the an- nouncement: "Now I will be able to study art at the East Sydney Technical College." JUDGES' PRAISE The Judges, Director of the National Art Gallery (Mr. Robert Haines), Dr. Gertrude Langer, and Miss Vida Lahey, said they had no hesitation in choosing Alexa. "11cr work Is outstand- ing, amazing for one so young," Dr. Langer said. Since she was 14 Alexa "COURIER MAIL," 25 0C1 Brislr Art comes to town THIS is National Art Gallery week in Brisbane. Its pur- pose is to make the Art Gal- lery and its contents more widely known to Brisbane people and visitors to their city. Friends of the gallery are "going to town" to tell people what they are missing by not lomelimes taking a short tram ride or motor run specially to see what it can show them. Just now it has a loan ex- hibition of British water-col- ours, examples of the work of all important British patnt- era of the last forty years. At other times its permanent col- lection shows some of, the best work of Australian artists, old and new. Many people who respond to this week's invita- tion to visit the gallery will look forward to repeating their visits frequently. . has been astounding art critics:- In 1952 she won first prize In The Sunday Mall art contest in the under 16. In 1953 she won it again, and first prize in the design section. At the Brisbane Eis- teddfod In 1952 she "stag- gered" the Judge, Mr. Robert Haines with her mudelling, which won her first prize. She won first prix. for water colour paintin at the Brisbane Eisteddfo in 1953. HttIblilANE TELEGRAPH, WED.. OCT. 27, 10 TNRU- IN -ONE PIRI.PREVENTION WEEK leL.404 ? $RGEt' ART GNAW/ WEEK Nik 812165A.140. DIVING POP4. A PROJE