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

Prize for ' ' work paper Sydney artist · Guy It Is a charcoal work Warren drew Lhe work of 5Gcm by 76cm on in• during a few months he grcs paper and Is titled spent working In the Balmnln Drawing No. 2. Tnsmanlan paper mill The gallery board or producing paper to suit trustees \'Ice-president hla partlcular atylc of I Dr. Norman Behan) ari. announced the winner lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!/: of the ,500 prize last ===-=:_ night at the gallery. .. The work had been Judged by art critic Dr. Gertrude Langer who said drawing waa be- 5 coming the most popu• = Jar art form In Europe = i= " and America. "People are turning Inward, away from the enormous canvases," she said, "They •a~e looking to personal expression and producing- fine, small Work once more." Dr. Langer said ahe liked a second drawing In the competiLlon so much t,haL she has do• nated It to the gallery. IL Is Robert Jacks' Quick Slll'err Olance<1 tearing paper a~ ii came off a mill in Harvey Memorial Prize. JI, a pencil drawing prlc•d at $350. Dr. Dehan also an• nounced th• fil'e works that the gallery has chosen to buy from the trustees' purchase exhl• bltlon. The works. together worth aboUL $10,000, In• elude a watereolor by Joy Roggenkamp. a gold leaf and gouache on paper by Donald Friend, an oll on board by Henri Bast-In, an acrylic on cotton duck by Gunter Christmann and a pa.stet and acrylic br Shay Docking. Top artists Thi" year's trustees' exhibition. with work contributed from lead– Ing artists throughout A u s t r a 11 a , has been held In honour of Mrs. LIiiian Bosch. lean living in the Gold Coast hinterland, hns donated 88 works 10 the gallery since about 1973. "Previously the gal– l e r y f e a t u re ~ mo.,t white Australian art· lsts," Mrs. Boach oald last night. "I felt Is waa lmpor• tant for the gallery to have a world outlook. Ausualta Is mal:in11 moves to Join the rest of the world these days, •o too ahould t.he gal• lery. "I have helped them build up an Inter– national collection, and have •ought out some of Australia ' • best aboriginal art." The two exhibitions, Vo'hlch opened at the gallery last night, In• elude about 70 entries from each competition. They wilt continue to hang there until No• vember 30. ..... . , \ fl I e • I • • • . , • • , THE COURIER-MAIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 19 ~ ' • .. ! ., J o1 $ -~ I" ~ t~ \ ( I -