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

Gtdle1•,i 11i1•ee-tors 11re fJflilli11g ff 11eu, 11 ,,_.., ite ·f 01· ,u·t e art • s1ness • oom1ng of busy, devoted men, meet– delaide this week, is working to keep pace with a snow– c demand for its offerings. ,lly lwrt1s11e,l e.\·ec11ti cf's 11re tl1e orl gt1llery 1r11liu. ak In the bu1ine11 1es1ion1 d their first meeting in ors, I hod the unique opportunity to hear the cofl'1;,osite todian1 of art in Australia. Lhey lcte 1Lua- here ere to 11 art. cles- to rest 11ore lec- 111er a lks, ed and wonderful, I.hey agree, but thev are hard-pressed to meet It. "We have moved frnrn the state or an,ictv about not beln~ nble to do enough to having too much lo do," said the Vlctorl11n director, Ml'. E1·1c WesLbrook, Lack or I rn lned sl n fY for galleries Is I.heir mnln pro– blem, 11nd they are tryinK to set up l,rnlnlniz schemes for nrt gnllery officers. In th is blo.,somlnf nwnre- TT:~: ~-t~::~•c!~/\ :~~n p~\ 1 ,~: r::g cmcrgln~·1 The New cllrector, outspoken Mr. Hnl Mlsslngham. thinks It Is not nnd It never will. ".'\11otr-dll1tn r,alnlln,: ls not llke l)' to de,·e 011 an o,·erall ,..,hoot," he Bftkl, "On the conlrnry, t.11e Stntes t,,nd to grow wider apart, .so thnt different s<'hools mny emerge, like 1hose on the enst. a11e1 we:,;t consts or the Unlled s1:11,•s, " Art here Is more homo– geneous thnn In mosL plncrs because or the cxlent to which U1e p npul11 tion hus been derived !rum one source. "Bllt this Is chnngln~ like mnd ." He thought it wns Impos– sible to get awny from the concentrntiun or n · Brisbane, art galle1·y Brisbane for HAL art gallery for special exhibitions was needed In ne, the Education Minister (Mr. Pizzey ) said last night. lery pl'ovldlng did not know whnt spnce llshed on n site with n gar- s type ol dis- would be nvnllnble there. den nppl'onch. nn "adjunct" A A Cn11rler-Mnll editorial /Jory, he suld. nother site hnd su~gesled Lhnt II the said It was lnnct on lhc Ann Stl'eet wn where a He snld the Mnln Ronds corner or the new squnre I rv would be De1inrtmem soon would be were not lnl'ge enough to I ,ncntlng Its premises oppo- show ol' stnre the Stntc·s slt,c the Romn Street cnt Ire nntlonnl nl't collec– stle at the Police Stnllon. This nrcu tlo 11 It could be used ns a ens had bee,n could be considered In the gn llcry for sclrclcd works. 1L altcrnatl1e Hite selection of n new nl't The Lord M11yor IAlder- consldered. gnllory, mnn Clem Jnncsl snld on snld he wos Mr. Plz,,cy sa id he nr,r- Tuesdny he wo11lcl support 1hel' ndcqualc so1111ll)' prerencd thr. n "show cnse·• 1111bllr. nrt " permanent slngte-slorey type of build- gnllct·v In the new King ould be pro- Ing for n11 nl't ~n llery. H e Oeorire S~11are If the move propo.scd cll'lc Riso wonld like to see n w11s sultnhlc nnd cconomlc- Howcver, he pcnnnnent gnJlcry M•tl••·· ••,,• ., '""'°" ; ••••,.;,•••, th,;, ........~. -~..... ,...,. M,..... l Lawrence Thomas (Qld.l, Hal Mi11ingham <MSWI, Eric Westbrook (Vic.), Dr, ~ William Bryden (Tas.), Frank Mortan (WAI, and Robert Campbell (SA), , talent ln Syclnev and Mel- nlr nines to be Sl'cn by ngreed upon nre "vl~or. lnck They nil ngreed thnl . In bourne. nbout 1.000 ncluhs and 1.400 ol inhibition. nnd 1111 ndmi- splle of the growing lnter- "This happens In every schoolchllclr,•n," he snld. rable nvoldnnce or whnt ls est In nrt, t.11ey had no room big cil,y In the world," he The directors ag1·rrcl ench w iled 'good tnstc' or what for eomplncency. ,nitl. S1111.e had its own problems. can be cnlled ·niceness'." "It ls a slow develop- "M tists get together, be- 11 ;~Bt•:.; 11 1 ,"~/1\'J: 1 1 11 ~~\/"~-~ 1 ~~~ Mr. Westbrook snld lt 111en1., nnd It lrn.s a long wny m use artists learn from isolnlecl," said Mr. w est- wns ''tempting, but d nn~er- to ~o." said Mr. Mlsslnghnm. al'llsts, not, f1•om books," brook. 011 ,, to try to Identify di(- "l'eule can'I learn •hnut The WA di- _____....;....;....;_______..,. l A art bv bllnklnr at a plc- rector, Mr, I rerent art schools II us- ture and snylnir thr.y don't . Fronk Nol'lon. . B JOHN MILES 1rnli11, such as ldentlfyln~ like 11, ngreed wlth J . Sydney with abstract and "II you wont to be " good this. Melbourne with n,.n1rat.,ive. bowler, ,,ou don't, put down pn;;Iter ~~!·t I~ our North- "We nrcn'l lsol11tecl from He mentioned the encou- one bowl nnd co hol"e. West the other clny," he tele\'lslon. m1Hm1,l11r.s. nnd ruglug nttention lo the ni·ts o1;~~o~u~1311'~lgwto u\11c ,:-~i~·I snld. rcproc.luc1ions, nnd our nit- by "Governments. pnrtlcu- the form. "He was hcndlng for Sycl- lnrlY Stnle Oov<'rnments. Jn k !?--l s, ns lhe.v nrnke some this rountr~•. m ore ~o than "Our job Is to try to mn ·c uey, to meet othc1· nrt i~ls." money, nre tra\'clllnJ.?, IUO\'- slmilnr uuthorltlc1, in other It JXisslble for people to bc- i\lr. Norton s,lld that. in . 1 . bit c·ouiiti·ies.'' tome fnmlllnr wHh nrt by \\'e-stcrn AustraUi, the mg nro1111c fllllte a -. ·r11e b11llctl11" of " £7 11111- making it nvnilnble.'' 11 t1 11 · He felt. llrnt Mr. Mis.sin~• ~ " · I T I t,'s{r!,r ";!{\ ,'::tc..;::: to 11 = lrnm 's drnial or tile cxi:,;l- lion nrts c('ntre in Mel• M~. ~~i';' 0 t~ ,t~.·i11t>;.'" 1~ filr.fluni;-. llllnl~· s1•reu d l.'llt'(' or nnv lclcntlfrnble bourne wns nn example. i~~~:~~s. v·o\l nHl~l 1,; 0 0011'1•11 .:, ~~r!!~:::,1.i 1 l\e';{:k~:.'·rlo1li1t~ AllSI rallnn n'rt llt'l'SOllnllt.V ~u~"talllll•i~i,r.a;:a l~~i!f;~t ':~~.~ Talklrn.! nbou l the sus• ''\Ve hnvc Ju.o.;t h ncl n Lra - :;~it~~: 1 }:; / 1\ 1 ~ i,~!!~!\~~~ 1 j:m~·~; prlt-es m.ikt• it hur,ler to piclon wilhr1 which t som 1e I lbl i I I · l of Austn11inn Ar! n~ bciing hu,• lhr hesl ur cunH·m• people l'l'J:WI' ab"it~·::c · ;~· l \'(•Hing ex 1 1 on 11 "'ltc 1 nn art uf the wide uocn 1wfar,· w,,rk. ~·~•~:c-1~~~~~b~~°i~in~~r''t~el~; 1:-p a local airline flew hnlr n :,,puce:,;. A~ 1111 ins1n nce thev mfll• tu IHlltll'r. on of pulnllngs O\'er 4,000 "I hare Just, wnlkecl I ioned \~illlnrn Dubc_ll's . "A l'ot1ple or yenrs nco, a. 1hrm1ph l his gnllrr.v nn<l painting, "C~·pr lot,'' !" 111t h farmer vk\011sly 1·ritil'iscct Jookr <I al some or rhe Brl- wns sulr1 for 1:811 ln 1941. ;lllCI me for r-,:hlbilln'4 ~ome tlsh arl. I wns s11·11t k bv wus now \'ah1t~d a t l:~0.0O0. contrnq,ornl)' nrl. the tt'rbil'IH;ss of it. corn• Hall th i.-. tr,•nd In nrt '"I ~oui.!111 hi111 011L (Jll hi:, pn l'cd \\ Ith A11st rnl11111 .'' ~nlcl \·n ines IHI l0 a t1·11clPlll'~: by fonn," i\tr. \V('st lJrook. " It ls some pt-np1t1 Lo 1J11y p,unl- As UH'\' inlkl'd n11d Mll'IIIC\'.'' ings a:-. :111 invt•st menl ? widke(I. !ln•y ~a\\ 11 1·ow. On the contr.tr ~·. the "Some h n\'e always done "Thiit ·s :i lint~ n·cl -pollrd Aclt lnhle dlrec•lur, .\l r. that ,'' snld M r. Cnmpbf'II. Jn:-l'\' hcifrr ,i. ll h 11t•ccy :~i'.~~~!1 th!"~~~nl:!:~/ 1 t 111 c~t ··vrs. nnd 1 dep lore ii .'' frt lot:k.1.:," ~fll<l Mr. \Vc:,;t- tks lrnd lhou~ht Austra• said Mr. \Vestbrook. " Tl11:y Urook. Jinn ahstr.tl 'l ;irt " i•.\'f•• buy poi uunµ:s without lon:: "l\'hat the 111·11 dn ~·011 hlll<ihini:' and hl'il\'l - j usl wil h nn C~'C to m onry, know ;1h1111l l'tl\\ ,-·:" s. ld hanclt:,I.'' Mr. Mi!---....;111;:!hn,m d ech,red thr farm..r. Some dhwrrniblc l\:llimrnl him~eu "n il for H." " Whnl lhl' lwll do you el ittrnl·tcnslics of An~lrnllnn "lt keeps artbl : pnlnti11g," know 11bo11l an?" ~n1cl l\Jr. nrt which the dil'l'l"IUl'S l'iC'l'lll he snld. W1•stbrouk . "MAIL" ;: 3 !( Brisbane, Q. ,eEx~itiition I > EPRODUCTIONS of 50 ·" rnmous paintings will be In nn exhibition the Qncenslan _ ArL Oallery ,;nclct,· nnd the Arts coundi rQuer.nsland Dlvl· sion I n1·e comblnln~ to hold nt Flnncys rrom No· ve111bcr 11 lo 16. Mr, lwh– r.rl Smith, ns.slstnnt dlrcc– lm· nr the Art Onllcry. will open the exhibition Rt 1.15 p.m. on November 1 t. . .~ ..