Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

'l'HE OlRONICLE January 3rd, J l979 • • rIpe-pr1ze artist shows in Brisbo11e Brett Whiteley's "Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud 1971," included in the 1978 Acquisitions Exhibition at the Queensland A rt Gallery, is of current i terest as this artist has just carried off the coveted Achibald, W ynne and Sulman prizes. n ls the first time that one man bns won all thrte awardl almultaneously, Whlleley, 39, has previously won Ule three compeLlilons, but at different limes. He won the Archlb!lld and Bulman Pl'lzes l11 1916 nnd I.he Wynuc In 1077. "Portrait or Arthur .R.lmbaud 1971" Cplctw·ed abo1•el 11 lara:e and composed or six vertical panel8 Jol.ned to- 1ether. Each Is about thre,, reel wide. Acrylic, and oll J)&lnt, collage nnd gold lea r are uaed, and the overall lmpna.,loO or the 11•ork ls akin to that ot aurreallsm. 'l'he 'riewtr thlnkll or "Le Bateau tvTe" All he con- 1aldeH the vlllranl. blue of the endle,ia sea, the 1otdcn rllltenlns und, Uic monatera of the deep - tor ex- 11111i:Je, 111 eel sipping rrom a wine glass, the distortion Of &bi.~, and the human eye or exaggerated size - a mirror or 11 dlsturboo soul. Omlnoua lightning shivers In lhc alxth pone!, and a real lighted torch bulb acts aa a focal polnt in panel one. All lmai:cs 1raplcnlly eflect U10 dreams and lulUuctnat ons or Rlmbnud's symbolist mind. W11lteley, in thls 11aintlng, crentcs a vlAullJ world which echoes the new verbal world the poet cre11lcd from about the year 1870. Whlteley'a current Archibald prlze-wlnnln, 11nlnt– lng. "Art, Life and the other Thing" la described by Tile A111trallan newspaper (December 16-17) as the "most atarutng self-portrait ever done 1n lhls country," U la a new Interpretation of the triptych Idea. This, "Sunvner at Carcoar" (the Wynne prw-wlnnlng pic– ture>, and •Yelloll' Nude" (the SUJman pr!U-wlnnlng picture), may an be seen at the Art Oallery or New 8ouU1 Wale. untU January 29, but Qllffnslanders now hn1•e U1e 11dvantage or seeing a major v.·ork or Whiteley conventenlly ncnrby In Brlabane, The Courier Mall Jan 12th, 1979 /AC(fUl81110D8 mi show Th• exhibition et QµeenalantL..ut-Gallery Aequl1ttlollf 1&'11 'lrill N1nttn1l'i at the plle17, A n n Bt re • t, an tl_y J~uary 22. .• / The Sunday Mail 13th Janaury, 1979 Graphi~s s-uccess • The accent this week in both· Too– woomba and Brisbane is on hand-printed graphics. The Print Counctl of l\uatralla 1W78 Exhibition la now on show at the Queensland An Gallery, MIM Building, Brisbane, until Janu&l')' 31, Screenprlnts, collagraph, lntaallo, rellefs, llnocuts, Ut:hosraphs, aquattnta, ai-Unta, engravings, pbotoetchlngs and wood· c,uta are Included 1n the Mk of 74 artlata from all aatea, who are membera or Uie Print oounoU or Allltnlla. Dt.oh member aeleota a print for dtaplay frOm the limited editlODB commls– lllODed by the council each ~I.ta wbo are well– aa-11 on tilt. Darli!II DOWDa have pi'tnta In tbll ooUectlon. . Dous Crellton, fn>ln Sluthorpe hu a aoreen– prtnfl ·'Seeond Round ~t," composed or sea– -trio 1aterconnect1n1 ~ which recede aatla– liotorlly 1n the apatlal fll'"· Browns, whites and ftl'IDllllon feature here. oroaton'a wprk always lbowa perfection of edge and fintah - the result or nact registration and meticuloua ·crartsmanahlp. RobeTt Orleve, whose Jarse aelectlon Of print& and paintings 1a perman• ent1y on view at the 'na Gallery, exhibits •~sliver and Yellow variation" a lyrlcal, abstract relief prlnl which reflects bls tme sensitivity. Brian Hatch, who orten mows prints at the Linton oaller1, exhibit, "Trldac– na," a collagraph, Intaglio. rellef. Joy Hutton, also often repreaented at the Linton, exhibits a figura– tive screenprlnt, "Dande• Ilona and Oruaes." Mary Macqueen's "Pell– cana," a trllllfer lltho• rra,ph on hand-made, cream-coloured paper, pre– serves the fine quality or charcoal line In the print. Louis Jtahan'a 'The Shearer J,'' la an etching which reflectl all the aen– sltlvlty and 1ubtletle1 or hll black and white draw– lnlS. Roser Jtemp•a "Horleon• 111 Porma" 11 oomJ)Olled or black and white clrclea or different allea and tea• turu !Ille Cl'Oll•hatchlDI and clear white areas. A unitled aequenee or rorma eDSUNII aucceaa or thla ab• atract work which bas aome of the aplrltual qual– ~J reflected by many or Kemp'a palntlnp. In Toowoomba, an etch• Ing by Arthur Boyd, "No. 13, Lyalatrata" (pictured), which Is printed by hand under the aupervlalon or the artist on hand-made paper, la to be aeen at the Dawna Gallery and Arts Centre. In thls fantasy, surrace area Is allve with move• ment. This Is a good ex• ample or the work or one or Australla'a moat suc– cessful artist&, one wllo has l1ad some 40 one-malt shows In England and Aus• tralla, - P.K. JN THE 12 years since its establishment the Print ~ounril of Aush'ulia has exereised a potent ~issionary mfluence on both the practice and public appreciation of the art of hand-printed graphics. Incentive for the one nnd opportunlti• ror the other have been given through the exhibitions or works by memhcrs thnt hove,, been ns~cm .. bled annually ror exhlbl– t,lon In State and region– al gnllerlc.s throughout the Commonwcnlth. In lls show:ng for t.11ls Y m·, now nt the ~· ) nnd ~Q?IICtY (MIM fflaif., 7J Ann Street), the PCA hos gh·en r.mplc evidence or the. Justlrlca– tlon for and suc:cc~s or Its alms on behnl r on 1irac– tltloners or the nrl. The VR,\lly dl1•crse enl- 1 c c L J on comprLi;cs one 1>lcce from each or 74 mcmUers - Lhe ncces.. snrlll' prolonr,ed exnm– lnntlon or which Is n delight, n p111., lc. n stim– ulus nnd, Jn t,he overull excellence or the work. n source or pride In the nchlcvemcnt of Austrn– llnn prlnt-mukers. There arc etchings anrt woodcut~. Hllliscreen and lllhol(rnph, sorl,:ra11h nnd lino blork, eolh1- 11'rnph, lntarlln and pho– toelchln,:; lher,• Is rt•ller work. 'I'hcrc nre pieces or trndlt10111:,1 work. of fa. mll ln r o b jects nnd scenes; t11e1·e nrr. nb• strnct conrrpts rely ng for thrlr effect on form n.nd l'Olor. There nre essays lhnt., In both concept and Ut– lmg, nro esoteric to the point or challenging un– derstanding In any cir- . cumstnnccs - what. for Instance, Is to be mnde or nn exqulslt,ely excelled .scrccnprint consl~t.lng oC drums or some "poi– sonous" rnutcrlal. hov-– erlng u few inches Ct·om the ground, with II ml• ty background or what np• penr to be petrol storage tnnks: the title ts "ln– nnlmntlon and t he tnnu– gurnl lnLegrntlon," There are one or Lwo thnt verge on the pre– cious: there are examples or d c I t g h t r u t errect achieved through the ut– most economy of line - witness Mury Mr.Queen's "Pcllc11ns" or Lou is KH - hun·s "The Shel\rer" 11S well ns t hose of grcl\t oomplcxll.y or construo- tlon. · A11 lntcrest111ir rcature Is Ute number of artists p r c v I o II s I y known for their WOl'k In olls or wn– tcrcolnr who Im vc not tur1wd, p"rUy at least, to print work. It Is nlrn r>lel\.slng l.o not e thnt Queensland n r l i s Ls nrc nun1hcred 0111011g I.he con tributors to the cllsplnJ' - Brio n HnlC'h, with an imagina– tive co111bhrnt lon or cot– lu2rnph. lnt,ngllo a nd re– lief "Trlclncnn", ,Joy Hul- ton, with a delicate and e I c g a·n L screenprlnt "Dand e l i ons and Orn6$es" and Stanthorpe operator, Doug Croston, w I t h a characteristic "Second Roundabout" In screenprint. Mory Newsome nmuse1 with u somewhat cynical, tongue • In - c h ~ e k scrcenprlnt entitled "A FI n g ror the Dour– rreolsle". Whatever the style or technique or mental– philosophical approach, however, there ls one thin,: cnmmon . to the whole 7'I piece• - the IQ• perlallve workmanship, One word or advice to nrtlsts: Be careful of your spelling or titles. At lcn..st two 1>lcces arc mar– red by mlss11el1111g . - to produce (perhaps irrn.– tlonnl I lrrltntlon. The. crrect on the view– er ts annlngou.s to the re– action or being hnpres,;cd by U1e uppea ronce of a beautiful girl nnd find ing the lmn;re dashed to pieces M soon M she opens her rnoulh In SJ>Cech or raucous tonal q II n t It y nnd ll lltcrnl11 (>hrnseology. T he m'.sspellings hnvc b r n corrrcled in tho print d cntnlogue so the dernultrrs Will he nblc to dlscol'er their errors nnd It ls hoped. rnakt 1 su U1ey do not. err In rut o. QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY 5111 Floor; MIM Bulldln,. 160 Ann Street, Brl1bene, 11 0ENPELLl,PA NTINGS ON IARK' 1 11 LIONRu",si:iioiFARS" Opening 28 F•bru11ry: An Exhibition of t1ad11ionat woven rugs from the nomadic tribes of the Fara district of Iran. 11 TREASURES OF THE COLLECTION" FIL~~~r:~Llf~~ p:~N!~~,;-/~n° 1 ~~-f~:•~• 3rd Wednesday each month ot 12.10 p,m. and 1.10 r,.m. in tho Gallery·• Theatrette. HOURS: Mondny-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m.~5 p.m. ADMISSION FREE