Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 3 : Presscuttings, Sept 1959 - Sept 1967

nEBEJ.S A~ u 1•1u :cuttso1L'> 7th F'e b - 10 th ~lurc h Works of 6Melbourne painters, three famous, are on show here ..REllEI.S anti Prt't'IIJ';l,Ol'Ji.-- n luq:,,• t!,hihi1iu11 or p11i111iuµ~ uq:auillt'd , Iii· lh,• Mrlh1111r111• A,·1 I ;.,11,,,.,·. i~ un , i,•w 111 1hr l,'111•1•11•!111111 Arl ,...11,.... . It fea 0 turra six painl• crs, who worked in Mrl – bourne in I he I11rh11lenl. b:~d~d :~~1it1~·r 1/:~~r1r"/~~ bellion against , he lornrnl ~t;~[~'i',1•~ of the nnturnl 1'h, tlllt• "1,re,•ur"'ors'' wnuld net.II some explal11- lu1. The hallle lhr1· l'ou~hl for their nuu1nerli nf rx – prt.H~lnn had hr1m M·un de- 1•1de!i' rarllrr. hut not In AtUilrall:1, aud hl"re they "·rre nul the only nnu. Ot Urn six, Nul:1n, 1'11t•kt"r, Arthur Ho,'d, who hn\'C mndr bli;: ru1u11 n t Ions Rbrond Rlld Pl'!rcnal i 1mon to de- ~.r!bn~~ft "~et 1e~h;.~1ow1\. ,:~~ ~;,r,n•r •nrl Danll• ra..1- F.xperlmen1, In dh·er2cnt •Lyles, •nd • ,·arlet.y or In• nuencP~ arc charartrri!iillc r lhe work ol all the Rlnlrr,; here. At this •tR~e or their ll\'es houah. there ore cenaln onslants In all the ch•n~e• I lhe individuals, wlueh show their Integrity nnd ll'Ut,hluluess lo themselves. H 11 dlllerenl wllh Nolan, f'rom lhe alarl (and 1h11 I• Lrue unlll lo• day) one I~ aware of a halluclnator,· aurene111, thaL or a reniu1 l\'ho ha• no need !or delour • , ha• direct accH1 lo thr 1ource al creath·eneu. There Is cert alnly nothln1 more ontrancln2 In this •how than Nnl•n ·• "Narcl•· SUi," "The Stockman," thl ART REVIEW by Dr. Gertrude UNGER Kelly Pnlnllngs or " Urnlrr The Pier." '1'111·ker'• m m,L lrnportn nt \\etrk here 1,.., 1t uroup of i,;hnrp. rxpresslom~t 1<: por- 1r1tl1s. o,w o r the tir!-ot twrr lo bPco111c in lr n·sted in Orr– man Expressio11l/iim, ht frlt ll kinship with t h e relcntlc.,s H1•d;111i\lll\. The bush Of l h e en rlit•J' 1m l111 l111.!~ lnfluc:nced bv S11nr11li!-ll\, 1101 nil l\dd 10 t'he lntcrr1-1 nf thlfol 1.! l'Ollp nncl tlwrc Hrr 1>c1:hn µs too many o! the "Nii.till ltnUl{t!S," Boyd ·s pnlnti11~s prior to 19 • 3 ~lve little l11tli<'ntiun or thln~s to come. They ~how ~1e8;~~~!c!nip~ 1 :.i~f!!~ 1 ~0 :~!~~ plant the sunshine-land· sc:-ipes o! the wcnk !ollower!II ol the Held ellJcr~ School wl.h t h e hRrsner R:-;p1!<:l.s o! dry pustures. But In 1,alntlnKNsuch a1' "'l'hP- Hunter." and " l,,n•t:r" by lhe Crrek," he discov– ers his mystique of lhe Austr11ll1111 bush and •eala II directly lo 12 THI COUlllll-MAIL WIO MARCH 11 19111 Gift to Gallery lwhnlder throur:h hi" pla11• tlr expres..ton, Onf" mull nol ror,et that lhl• WH NEW. 'fllf' p n 11111ncs r f J'er,·e,·al lncl1cnte rt number ril slnGr5 und ex1>1•rlnw11t s. Nt'\'rrth~.. less. thr\' i,,how thr 1yplcnl d 111 rnc1erir-.1irs whkh l'f'.'· 1111111\C'd wit h 111111 hi/'\ •xub• ernnc:t.·. Lrnderness, and \\ hllll.~11"':l hl Y. O1\t' l:-. 1101 q11llc h RJl)>Y with 111111 µro11 p or p:11nt• 111· , wha:h .:-hows not ,nll <lh!e:-.lnl lnt'h11•11ccs from N1·therhmds m nstr.r!i=, and u111: prefers :-.omc Rn11111~ the eurlier, niore s11~1,tes11ve works. \'use Uer~ner, thr ~·m111~ rr r11c1 1 1• rrom H It lr1·1srn I hr. 11no.r 11,·1•.1;, nnd pa int."- in 1..-rurl! lrnc1 nn 111flue11re on yo11n~ Mrlbournr palnter& whih• he li\'cd there. Russian Ills main suhjert wa• the passh·e ,mfferlnr nf thl' peruculed and re– Jecled •nd he drew much Inspiration from the pnlnteu or c•ompaHlnn, Daumlrr and Van Gosh, an10ni others. This early work ol his :-.hoWN much tnlent and tn spll e ol Its .,ubject matter, does not , mack ol I.he d ldac• lie. Neither do the pulntln~s by lhe Russia n lmmlgr•nt, the !Rte Danlla Vaullleff, His spontnneo11, dr•wlllJ and lre,h, dnpplrd colour, spring from a natural IP· µelite !or Ille, a aenulne uri:tncy. However. t,hf!rf" Al''.: a 1nod many wnrk~ here which do not captlvat.1, 11 1• s11icl ll11·n· wa.... in • ~11r1kit•11t mum in the 11rr~1•11l, ;::1ll4•r., 111 :-lul\\ off 1hr :-ilalf'\ 1ml11l111::·,. :11111 it 1q1-. lim r ,I 11'-tt' I• mi11r1I rlt: llt 11•,~ 111:i,lt• In I ,rnln a 11r1t h11 ilcllt1!:,, ,\I I'. Thotrnt-. -.al1I thr i:alh•r.1 \\ ,i-. h11ihlhu:. 1111 ;1 i:,uul 1•olh·diu11 or t•itri, l·.111:li-.h, U11ll'l1. anfl l'!Pmh,h print ... hut lrncl nnwlwr,, to r'i:hlhlt 1111'111. 111• !'ollifl I111· pn•:,,t•lll ir,1llrl'.r - in Ih r <,111•1•11-.. I land !\~~~r11111- h1ul rnnm • Ill Aust. Prass Cuttings Agency Melbourne, Vlcto1I• From "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, styles sl10,vs MELVILLE HA YSOM ·1·"0 1•,hihi•iuu-. u1· ......•••1111torn1·, 11nin•iui.:-. h, \u-.11•ulinn a11•c1,-1,- u1•11 1 oi, -11011 in Uri-..hun••· Al till' Q11r• 11:-11111<1 .'\!'I llll' 111o<lr of tilt' 1110111c11f Gn ll<'n' OrP!!ol'\' T11TnL·1· but \\'ll h n cli11c•1·crn·., 111 ;l ",l)t't'l , Of pninllllC in th:it 11)111 PXh ibilion hn:-- M1•lbr111r1w rlt1111\1! thr h,•1•11 01 ~:mbt•d bv 111C:tl1!-1 period 111:r;. u1-1i :1rr PI'!'· ,,1 S late µublk flimb. Lh<• ~"'nterl 111 ;1 , how or!.!:Hl - o\lll'r b,· pnrntr e nt er- 1 is<"cl IH' rl1t· N.11 innal p,1,..,,. on Tht' 1mrt or hnt l1 0 :illf'r u•~ ,,1 V11'fnr1:1 :11 11q ,lilt! dil'l•,·t10n 111 l h c 11 1!' l•11111 1i 11 ·n,•b,·l.. 1 1 i, Id:- ,,r t·n 11111w1Tr and P 11•1·t1 1!-rit !-." I 'rl1f" t111:1 lit~· uf hoth I~ Th, D1 u1µ ln - , i:11\flrit g, niort• or :r•!'os 011 il pa r . ~ro11p ,•:,..llihi11n 11 No 1, 1 11,•rr nml 1111 rt' ar(• In I l!Hi3 111 \\hwli :ll • ft-.,. l>t· !(Jll ll<I Plt'CC·!- \\h1ch cn nl 111 rt·cl \\1 ,r k '- l'HITll'II r)\11 Ill bi' t'tl lO\'f'<I. t lw n1.n11 bv ,,)11t>Hl'h1111l j 0 111 1111111,\' ,11·1· n:1 1ntrcl I p 11 111 t ,.r,. b.\' _ pcc,plr ,rl10!-t' -.0 1, 811111 rxli1h111011•. ill(! 111 g?.1~'~!,11~t 1 ~ 1 , '. 11 ~•. 1 ~hitlu~!~~l, 'Phon•: MU Sill Aust. Press Cuttings Agency Melbourne, Victor!• F-rorn "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, 0 . " I ) I~~~:;?i~nd X~t Gt~r l(•n·. Mr. Lirnrle Thom n~. will be guest spenk er nt I lir Art Gallery Soclcl.l' l'r1•.i.lctent 's At Home. l11 1 IJr hrld nt the ~nllcry on T111•s11fty, Mnrch l::!. Prt•~1dcnt, Mr. E. J . \\'l'!lt·1, wlU welcom e the !!..IIP:-.t '-. who will incl11c!c M b s Galinu Potnrochin. 1,rf':-,1dc•11 L Ofu1e Art G a I It• rv Society's \Vo111en·~ Auxiliary, Jud~e 1\lld M rs. G . Sea• nun. Dr. Karl and Dr. a,~rtrudt· Lnm:,~cr, nnd - i\tr ~lllil M r~. w. At> . wr,rth ~• : I I \ Art exhibition R t::Bt::Lti .,nrl P1ccu1 ,– n1 :- Is th r t1llr of 1111 I i !\llllllt1011 to be 01)('11Cd b, S11 Lron Trout ul the Queensland A11. Ga llcrv 011 Thtll ,ct~i·, l"tbrua , l' 1, n 1 ,a p.m.