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

'Salamander' on the range A new pottery, set amid near Kyoto. Tcxtur, is im– cucalypts on the steep portant to Tony. Com• ranac cscarpmcnl or 1hc binations or - shiny and Blanchvicw Road, has matt surfaces, sometimes._____....;;;._____________""" been chrislcncd "The incorporaling high Salamander" by Tony lcmpcraturc beach sand Hutchison, potter, and and cedar ash glazes, pro– Bev Cook, graphic •rtist vidc variety or finish ror and Jewellery-maker. stoneware bowls and plat- The ancients believed tcrs, like the one at ri&ht. lhat salamanders could Bev Cook, who began withstand the action or her training at East fire. However, these Sydney Technical CoUeae, lizard-like crea1ures are is • fashion graphic artisl round only in damp places who also creates and are amphibious. II is jewellery, especially im- the connection between aginallvc, colourful water and fire, bolh necklaces which in• necessary in the creation corporate individual items or pottery, which inspired such as New Guinea these artists to choose money, sixteenth century such a name for their glass beads, Eayp1ian workshop. amber, pre-Columbian Although display areas, clay beads from Equador 10 be lined inside wilh and Chinese, Indonesian na1ural orcgon shingles, and African Trade Beads. arc not yel quite corn- An exhibition or Por• plc1ed, the setting pro- traits from 1hc Collection miscs 10 be acslhclically or Lady Trout is on at the pleasing in architecture Queensland Art Gallery. which blends with the en- Among the Aumalians vironmcnt. represented in this show As well as everyday arc Sir William Dobell, utensils such as goblets, Sir William Dargie, mugs, jugs and vases, George Bell, Hugh Ram– Tony is intcreslcd in mak• say, George Lambert, Ing dinner sets or various Tom Roberts and Arlhur sizes. Murch. John Peter Some or his glazes, such Russell, Rupert Bunny, as a Tcmmolu superim- Charles Conder and posed with copper red, •ulian Ashton portray and his Japanese slip ,heir wives. E. Phillips work decoration, rcncci' Fox portrays his molher. his Interest in orienlal Sixty-two works arc in· methods which he obscrv• eluded in this exhibilion, ed personally during six which continues until Oc– weeks spent al a pottery !Ober 20. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 , 1979 5th floor MIM Bu1icfing– t60 A1111 Street Brisbane Telephone 229 2 t 38 Queensland Art Gallery ol Lady Trout CIOa1ng 20 Oclobitr Ove, st • ly pa,1,a11S by Sl~ •m1nent a11111s ,n Jo~epo H1gM1ort Aillan R1rt1H'I ro"' Roberts,Qeo,ge Lamt>trl Rupert Bunn, Ch11lle11 Cr n df, $11 Wtlhllf'n Oot>ell ill'lt1 ~ U Wilham Oar9111 ,,.. PubUc lKhlfH Sir Wtlhllm o.. ,g,e O B E C 8 E. Tuestia~ 30 October 8pm Ctemenl Gree11beqJ - Surni1; 4Ncwembe, ttl 2 30Qtn '"'''"' Pu,chaH bhlbtttun 30 Octobet - 30 Novemoe, Tile ,,ch@sl puichase e•t11011ion In A,1s1,a111. L. J. H_,.,.r M•rno,(11 PriH for Orawl"f 30 Oclober - 30 November ....clN Acqul1tt'on1 & Decemne, - 27 December Late Night Viewing! Friday evenings until 9 OOpm Monday to Saturday 10 00am - 5 00prn Sunday 2.00pm - 5 00prn Admission free • • • • • • ~ Strictly • peaking, art viewing i1n't a hobby 'Ind ii i1 certainly no mare pa1lima. But for lover • of painting and ceramic• the Queeneland Art Gallery ha1 a wealth • • • • • • • • • • • • • :- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • of arti1tic riche1 on the way . . . GoNE arc the days when Aus– tralia , north or the Yarra , was Arabia Dcscrta as for as the arts wcn: concerned. Our particular little desert bloomed a long tune ago and one agency in particular, the Queensland Art (iallery, has helped to maintain lhe gcn1ic rain of culture which led to the greening of Queensland. five major exhibitions arc 10 be shown al the gallery's temporary 4uartcrs in the MIM IJuilding, city, folh>wing hard nn the heels of Portraits from the Collection of Lady Trout. which ran for Warana and closes on Saturday week. Perhaps the biggest of the c0llections ore from Amcricn and Europe: A Century of Modern Masters from the Thy,scn– llornemis1~1 Collection. II will be here frum February 12 to March JO. Bui that exhibition should n,ll detract from the others. which precede it. Details or 1hc exhibiliuns were su!iplied b'y J:inc Whitcoak of lhc ga icry's staff: !'or/rail.<from 1/11• O,ll,•fli1111 of l.ady Tro111 (Closing 20th October). This exhibition brings together a fine group of portraits notable ,-,,r 1hc \"aricty of styles by lcadin!J English, Scollish and Au - tnilian artists. T/Je Tr11.<trrs' Purrl,n.<r l,x /Jihi1i1111 1979 (30th October-JOth ovember) . U11 to $20,000 is available for the Jllircha,_e of a work orworks from this c.<hibi1ion, making il !he richest purd1:1. c exhibition in Australia. /,. J. l/ari•,•y M,•mnrinl l'ri: ,· J,r /Jra,..i11g (J01h Octoller- lOlh November). This biennial awurd is presented by th~ Gallery_ Q.lans a feast of /QP-. art Half D01.cn Grour of Artists augmented by the Queensland Art Gallery. The Trustees invite artists lo submit one drawing in compet ition for an ac:qu isitivc pri,c of $500. Entries close 23rd October. The judge for this year's prize is Dr Gertrude Lan • 0 .11.E. S,•/i•rll•d ,1, ui.,·itirms /979 (6th Deccmber-271h ucc,.. '·er). A selection of works ac411ircd by ?11ccnslund Art Gnllcry ,luring lhc >' . 1/riri.<h Ceramic.< (J rd J:111u:1 ry-3rd February I 9NO). The ceramists in this exhibit ion represent a new post-wµr generation or artist craftsmen who have demonstrated an ability 10 expand the horizons and reinlerprcl 1hc lrndilions of the ceramic medium. Amrri ·a n11d 1:.'11ro111•: A Ce11tr1r)' of M,,d,·m /1.fast,•r., from the 1"hy.<.<r11- /lorn,•111i..-:a Colfrrtiu11 ( 12th l'cllruary-J01h March 1980). An cxhibi– ti1111 of except ional quality and diversity drawn from the cnllccti,111 of Baron I !ans lleinricit Thyssen-Borncmiszn. The ex– hibition follows n cen tury of creative 1lcvelor n1cn1 in inlernnlionn I a rt moven1cn1~ "· ii h works by I he French lml>rcssionists, Ocrmnn Ex prcssioni. Is, am a representative selcct,on of the mn,1ers of Cubism, Surrea lism nnd Abslr:tction. One hundred and eight rain1ings arc in the exhibition - Richard Laidlaw Expressionist WHJ.,;N Sir f'hartr, C:ourt opcnecl Prrlh's 11 II' SIO nulllon Art Gallery lasL wrrk. 1·1s1ling sterl magnate llanm Hans Heinrich Thyssen wus • 11 impn•ssr cl by his speech he don– alrcl II S:!50,1100 palm ing. Woman in 1h<• llaL Ill' t:rnst Ludwig Kirchner, , 1<1 1h i;,11lrry. LalC'r, all l\111 J"lt'itll 1,t" ) C'I', ltoy ('ohll 1U11k abUIIL ~5 11ropl • ln!'llld• 111 • t hf• h:,ron. to t:11111 f'r a t. a work- 111i;-d a~s puh. .'\:, 1\-tr Cohn sl ocl 10 111:if;c a speech, the baron's clau~h– t r. J 7 ranrcsca, passed h in a 1101c und r the table. "Please," It said, "clon·t let Daddy donate one of his n I olrs 10 Lhis saloon."