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

Nati,011t1I Gtdle•·JI tlh·eeto1•s are b11ttli11n to Sfltisl'11 " 11e11, ff PJJetite fo1· ,u·t The art business s booming A GROUP of busy, devoted men, meet– ing in Adelaide this week, is working esperately to keep pace with a snow– alling public demand for its offerings. T/,,.11e glt1tlly l1t1rt11111e,l t>xn·uth-f's t1re tl,e art g11llny directors of Austrnlia. During a break in the busine11 se11ions oJ their first meeting in ' •leide for six years, I had the unique opportunity to hear the con,;,01ite , lew1 at these custodians of art in Australia. ,The Impression they nnd wm1Clrrr111, lhty ngree, ye la of a complete but the" ure hard-p1'tssed to rneri{II of the art sltua- meet It,. qn since they met here sl~~e 0 1i18,~~x'/~~~e\(;~,~t :~~ t time, belnl! 11ble to do enou~h lo : .tely th e{ryln 1 ~ e rt! l"\:': 11 ~ c\~ -1~:ic~1:·~c~~j.'_' ~/1~ ntereat the public Jn art. Erle Wesi brook. New they are des- Lnrk of trained slnlf for J!Uately tryinJ to gr~i~'.' 1 ~f1Ci'~1/~~ll~r:.'i 1 ;.] 11 ~rr~ aatJsfy that interest set up u·ulnlng sl'iicmes for anil demand for more 11 rt g·nllcr)' omcers. . ::~~:,uic::;;~e 1110 ::111~~!; n e~~ ~P'.~1-tt' "t:~::r ;,;~~r~= Hhools, more T\' tnlks, hnn l'lrnructer Jn painting naore advice on art. emcrgl11~ '! ThL~ ls healthy, welcome, The New South director, out.spoken ll!r. Hal Mlsslnghnm. thinks it ls IIOL and It nel'er WIii. ll~~t•:~~:~efoa~••:. 1,~'o:"e;',.'j~ !IChool," be 11akl. "On t.he contrnr.1·, the Stntes tend to grow wider aµart, , o that dlll'ercnt schools may emerge. like those on the enst a11c1 we:;t coasts of lhe United si..,tes. ''Art here is 111ore humo- g~~;~~~ t~t' 11 tl!~ "!.!1:1 1 ~ri~ncrri which U1e popuin tIon has b<'en derived from one source. "But this Is cha nging like mnd." He thOught It wns Impos– sible t.o get nwny from lhe concentrnllon or n1· · Brisbane, need art gallery for Brisbane A CENTRAL art gallery for spednl exhibitions was needed In Brisbane, the Education l\finister (Mr. Plzzey) said last night. A small ga.llery providing did not know wh11t space lished on n site with n gar– speee for this type of dis- would be avnllablc there. den ap11roach play could be an "adjunct" A th A Courier-Mall editorial to a main gallery, he snid. no er Site had SURgested thnt if the Mr. Plzzey said lL was lond on Lhc Ann street not yet known where a He said the Mntn Roads corner or the new Squnre mnln nrt RRllerv would be Depnrtment soon would be 11·crc not lurge enough Lo buut. m,~ntl~Fi.,lts wi::::t• ~1:~~t sho1'.· or store Lh~ State's He said a site at the Police Station This m·en cntlJ e nntlonnJ 111 t collec– Botanlc Gardens had been could be considered Jn the Lion It could bo used as a proposed, but alternative site selection of n new nrt ~n#f'.Viori~eclccl woi·ks. sites could be considered. gallcrJ'. mnn'ccic% Jo~l~r :n%d';;~ Mr. Plz1.ey said he was Mr. Piz1.ey said he per- Tuesday he would support doubtful whet.her adequate sonnlly preferred the n "sho\\• case" public art space for Lhe permnnent single-storey type of build- gallerv Jn the ncw King art gellery could be pro- Ing for All art gallery. He Oeor~e Squnre Jr the move Ylded Jn the proposed civic Riso would like l.o sec n was suitable nnd economic– square area. However, he permanent gnJler)• Notional Gallery directors in Adelaide far their conference are, fro Lawrence Thomas ( Qld.) , Hal Mi11ingh am ( MSW), Eric Westbr William Bryden <Tos.), Frank Marton (WAI, and Robert Camp talent in SJ•dnev and Mei- air miles to lle 5"en by b~tll'nr. nbollL 1.000 adults and 1,400 agreed upon are "vlgor. lack or Inhibition. and 11n admi– rable avoidance of what ls ~ailed 'good t.nste' or what can be cn11ed 'niceness'." "This happens Jn every schoolchildren," he snld. The directors agreed each ~!¥c1_cJt,y in th e world," he Stutc hnd Its own Pl'Oblems. "Artists get together. be- lh?i':.\ 11 ; 1 '':,/nt'.l:1\,Rg;t\!~ 1 ::~~ cause art.Isis learn from isolnled," snld Mr. Wcst- Mr. Westbrook s11ld It 11·11s "te111ptinl(. but danRer– ous, to try to Identify dif– ferent art schools Jn Aus– tralia. such as ldent.lfylng Sl'dne.v with abstract and Melbourne with 01!Ul'11tlve. nr1 l!-ts, not. from books.'' brook. The WA di- •--------------.. f.~;.i'~f~ NorEl\i I BJ JOHN MILES I this. "I met n palnt<>r out in our North– West the othe1· dny,'' he snld. "He was headinl! for Syd– ney, to meet 01.hcr nrtlsts.'' i\lr. Sorlnn imld that in \\ 7 t"tdern Australi11 the ,:allny wns mcclln~ thl!tl taHk uf tnk Dk° ~,.rt to 11 far-Ouui, l l'llnh· spr1•ud 1·om1n11nil,· hy de,·rl111,l11,; extension ser,·lces. "We hnl'c Just had R I rn– l'elling exhibil ion in which a locnl nirilne new hnlr n _painlings Ol'Cr 4,000 "We aren't isolated from l.elerislon. nlH~n,.lnes, nnd reproductions. nnd our nrt– l!-i1 S, ns thc.v mnke some money, nre trnvelltnj.!'. mov– ing urouncl quite a bit. He felt lhaL Mr, Mlsslng– hnufs <lrniul of the exist– ence of nn.v ldcntJOable Austrnlian nrt personnllt,V mli::ht, be nn emotional 1·e– ncl Ion tu Ihe London lmngc or Aust1·o linn nn ns being on nl'l or the wide oocn S))IICeS. " T have Just walkrcl 1h1·011ph this galler.v and luol:e,I ,11. some of lhe Brl- 1lsh nrt. I \\'fls st nlt k b.v 1he Jceblenrss of it. cmn – llltl'l'd with Austrnliun." snhl Mr. West brook. " Tt is surfnc,·.·· On llrn conlr.tr )', the Act.l11hle dlrei:letr, i\lr, ltohert ('11m1,hell, re- minded them, l.,ondon r.rl – tfes lrnd thoui;ht A11stra– lla11 ahstr•u:l arl ",•~·r– hushin,:- and hca, 1 1·– hanlled,'' Some ,lhwen1iblc nntlo1111 l cl1un1t·t,:rlst lcs of Aw~t.rnllnn s11·t which 1he ellrectors :;i.!em "MAIL" He mentioned the encou– l'llglng aitenlion to the arts bl' "Governments, p111·t1cu– lnrly State Governments, Jn this country, mOl'C SO than similar authorities in other counlrles.'' The building or a £7 mil– lion nrts centre In Mel• bottrne wns un example, But lhe ~•llerl•• ,ere sllll bnlllin,:. Rlsln,: :trl prlt-es nrnk,~ It ht1rlltr to huy the best or cuntcm- 1rnrur~· work. A!-i nn instnnce they men- tioned Wllllnm Dobell's · p11i11tln1t, "Cypriot." which was sole! for £80 In 1047. and wns now vnluect at r:w.ooo. Hnd I his I rcmd In Rl't \'nlues led to a t1·11CIPllCY by some pt·oplc Lo buy pnin l – lngs OS a n ill\ll'Sl111e11t ? "Some huve nl\\'ays done lhlll." snld Mr. Ca111pbrll. "Yrs, nnd I deplore It." said Mr. Westbrook. " They buy pn1111i11~N \\'llhout )O\'~: j11sl wllh All eye ltJ irwney, Mr. Mls...,lnghnm declnrecl himsell "n ll fol' it." '"ll kc,~ps nrt lsts pa lnt111g,'' he said. ;: 3 i~ Brisblne, Q, • Exilitiftlon I ., EPRODUCTIONS of 50 ·" famous paintings wlll be Jn an exhibition the Qucenslan Art 011.llery tioclcti• n.nd the Arts Council (Queensland Dlvl· slon1 are comblninR to hold at Flnneys rrom No· l'Cmber 11 t.o 16. Mr. ll<lh– crt Smith, as.slslant direc– t.or of the Art Gallery. wlll open the exhibition at t. t5 p.m. on November 11. , ment., an1 to go," SIU ..Peole art by I ture and Hile It. "If you bowler. ,. one bowl "Youd once a n the form . "Our ju It posslbi come fnt making 1 Mr. ycnrly , 1 1 useless. Tnlkln plclon 1 people re Mr. Wes "A COIi farmer me fo1 conlemp "I !iOII.! Cann." As t wn lkrd. t "'flml', Jersey I fetlock.,. brook.