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

GOVERNOR AT ART GALLERY The Governor (Sir John lasiornek) and 1 lady lavarark will attend the opening ' tonight of an exhibition of Australian contensporary paintings at the Queensland National Art Gallery. The opening of the exhibition, which in- cludes paintings from the collections of the National Galleries of Australia, will be per- forated by the chair- man of trustees (Mr. E. A. Ferguson). More than 300 guests, including trustees and their wives, will be re- ceived by Mr. and Mrs, Ferguson and the Direc- tor of the Gallery (Mr. Robert Haines). Another exhibition of paintings to open in Brisbane today is at the Moreton Galleries where early 20th cen- tury paintings are be- ing shown. "COURIER -MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. Et JAN Black frocks at art show LACK was the colour choice of many women who attended the opening of a collection of contem- porary Australian paintings in the Queensland Art Gallery last night. The exhibition was opened by the Governor iSir John Lavaraekt, who was accom- panied by Lady Lavarack. They were welcomed by the director of the Queens- land National Art Gallery (Mr. Robert Haines,, Lady Lavarack wore 4 black fur cape over her Street -length frock of green satin. Mrs. H. B. Sewell chose a black stilt. Mrs. Prank Banister wore a fur stole with her black Jersey frock. A "sparkling" skirt of black embroidered with gold thread was the choice of Jan Bressow. HISTORIC PORTRAIT SHOWING An exhibition of por- trait painting at (hr Queensland National Art Gallery is of his - (uric value. 'rite show Is novel in that lite likenesses are of artists of the Past and pretient. A fair proportion are self portraits. and brine lo mind the words of Burns, .th wad some power the 011ie gift us to see our- selves as Utters see us." Every painting in its Own period and an- proach ran hr acre pled as an exeellent ex- ample at' the artist's work. This show should not he misseill.-11113 VILLE. ILAVSOM. Among ita, ,,,,gm co eats at the opening of the eshibilion of Austria. hoe c.),.1, ,,,,t. paintings at the National Att Gale, y was Druid() Bolt- ,i End. Davide is studying art at school She spendb ,c,, si,c,re minute pointing ,clvett Brisbane, Q'Id. Margaret Etheringron (left) of Eagle Junction, and Mrs R Morgan, of Nundah, have a deep discussion about one of the pictures at the ex- hibition at the National Art' Gallery ARTISTS AS THEY paint THEMSELVES . . PAINTING a connnissioned portrait. to ART REVIEW-by most artists, is not Iii most satisfying form of art. Gertrude Langer The desire of most sit- would expert that on artist tines it not nut of vanity, but ,era to be paint rd in a con- to know himself. MAN OF THE visntionai at }vie and to hove Rembrandt painted himself WORLD . . . their likeness eternalised in a manor times, and the gallery manner flattering their egn, of his self-pnrtralts con be all ton often interferes with as the most aim.- STREETON sees himself r as a reserved, successful Inc. sincere, and profound the genult e artist's desire!, diary to he found in paint. man of the world. Ice truth (aloes- and Ins creating a pichirr after hit. When It comes in painting. Tnm Roberts shows himself own tease a fellnw artist one would as a kindly old gentleman. think that nnr artist under- John Passrnore depicts Free - HANDICAPS stands perfectly the others man with a mid ruthless problems end intentions. ealism and Therefore It is Nobel' do r - taliates in the Fames manner ABSENT appn,nt= to find so much )but. oh, the purple back - that is rather conventional ground/. OFTEN. too, it must. hap- and not very surprising in the Rupert Bunny gives 'Inn - pen that the painter Is Exhibitinn -Artists by Artists: self in a casual attitude, lint Interested in the person now showing at the Nptinnal beautifully painted. he has to portray. hiin.elf, while trash' everyone All these ndversittes should Phil Mar pokes fun it, fall sway when the artist, of ..51.0aliftry. THERE ARE 72 717 take Iiiiif very his own choice. patois him - PORT P.RAITS q ,.:,,,, -I, indeed self or a fellnw artist. When painting himself, one 1 rot her like Rnusers per - Or The 72 l'''''''''''s half nett tit start Lnng, where the are ,elf- per !I'M, 5. and ,ii.,,1,. tie reran leder by fellow artists They ranee from the indrawn gaze is matcher, by sensitive trent- early da vs of Australian art. In the present. r: ,iniart:.11 y sl ev Is rr ,I. rr oa 1111 ssi I rasp. , ae The most arresting works which reckons with the spec- err frair well-knnwn portrait., by Dobell, not only searrhinc character studies, but sump- oinIMOS full of vitality The C.Xhihttleal will be tuous p al ivrrN brushmark. op ened ht' Miss Rosemary Webster )01d Vie Cnmpany) D Di Kin. Michael limit, at 5 a.m. to-dav and Erir Smith give us amt. - Ina and deep revelation: of the inner self A. Boyd de- picts h'intrlf with savage Sr:. it: III I e wist,. , , Co iliscaittl;:,5 Rush ft:trete deal- with himself in the same ..i,ne manner in which he repre-ent:s other,