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

Abm•e, far left: "Vt'netian Onilln Sl'ller" (1880-18111) 1,y J11hn Sin,:er Sargent. florence-h1Jrn Sar,:ent K•as 18 when h,• st"died p11rtraitur<• und,•r Carolus-Duran in Pari>· in 1874. "lie extended hi>· uhilitics hy jo"rneyin,: 111 Madrid 111 study K'llrk hy Velatq"e: 111 llolland w ••ieK• th11.1·e of llals. From these Old l\·ta.,1,,rs he J,•ri,·,•d a .<uhtle treatment of int,•rillr li,:ht, u Im·,• 11fu•xtur,• and paint und a ttll'lt' Ji,r oct·u.,·ionul ,:enrt' subjects. Th,•.,e trait>· blt•nd,•d ,•,·,•ntual/y in111 a true impr, 1 1·.,·ionistit- styfr." Ahm·e, <'l'ntre: "lluri·,•.m,r.<" ( 19117) hy Pahfo l'it·asso. 1'his fi-1./1 .r HI.] 1·m 11il on can,·a., i.1· 11n,• ,![ Spanish-horn l'ica.<.w'.< "rart• atlt'mpu to u.-..,·in,ilut,' Fuu,·i.,·m. Th,• artist has r,•duc,•d d,•s,·riptfr,• rot,, 11f ,·.,for in 11rder Ill ,•xplt1fl' it.t .flr11c1urul a., H"e/1 u.,· its innau , 1 .rpr,•.,·.-.frt• 11nd symbolic po.,-.,·ihli– tit's. The paintin,: dt•pi,·1., Ji•·•• huymuk,•r., ut th,~left, u wain in th,• back,:mand und at tlrt• ri,:ht IK'O ,·ow.,· . . . tht.• drt1K'inJ:. is Jr,•1 1 , cur.,i,·,• 11nd lfrl'IJ' K'ith 11n ,•mpha.<i., on tht• portr11yul of ,•xpr,•.,·.,·ion and mm·,•n1t•nt'', l,1'}i: "T,•l,•ph,in,• ll11111h.1· " I I 9~ I hy Richard fa t,•.,. Thi., for,:,• I I 12.2 x 17,1,./ .-m/ m·rylfr 11n m11.rnnite p11in1in,: hy Anwrfrun -horn l:·.,·tt•.,· "'"·' ,Jon,• t1ft,•r hi1 mm·,• from Chit·a,:o to .v,,... )'orli. in /95f/ and ufl<'r h,• had d,•1·,•/11p1!d hi., 11hiliry a.,· ..,,,,, urhun S11p,•r-r,·uli.,·1 pur ,•.rc1•/l,•ntt.'. Random photo,:ruph.'i nw,fr in Nt•H' l'or" City hdp him di.,·,·mw hi., whj,•.-tJ. und one,• thi.,· i.,· Jon, 1 '"' nr11k1•J Ji1rth1 1 r ph11111,:rnph.1 •·hil'h ht'lp him Ji.•· th,• light and .l'had11•· rt•l111i11n.,hif'; of th,· lo.-111i11n. Th,• paintin,:. hok·,•,·,•r, i., in no H'tJ)' ,, n,,.,,,, t'OPJ' of un ,·n1"r~1•1J phow,:r,11'h. Th,• 11rti.,·t , 1 .rtrm·t.,· 11n1/ r j1•t'I,· ,·,•rrnin ,•l1•m, 1 nts of thl" ori,:inul ,ff,•r 1 , nrran,:inJ,! and Ji.,·trihutinJ!, 11s Jult.r his ,u•.,·thf'lit· .n•n.,·ihility". Ah,,.,,., "Kithnos - 1'hro"'n Drapery" ( 1979) hy /)a1•id l.i,:art'. 7'1,e artist's paintin,:s ut first ,:lanc·e ,wm w f11lfow the .,urreuli.<1 tradition . . . ll<1K•e•·••r, un/il,e Sum•ulist arr, ther,• i.< nlllhin,: of the dream -w11rld 11r unc11n.,1'i11u., mind in l.i,:a,.•'s KWh ln.,uad rh,•y depict reality - a rrulity which u,·ually posse;· l)Ur eyes and mind "'" quit-kly w he r,•tain,•J or remrd,•d hy man';· hand. Alth11u,:h nm a ph111tJ-fl•alin, Ugur,• ha., had w us,• ph11w,:raphy';· ahi/iry /tJ fr,•e:e un instant's motion in order Ill pr11dure his paintin,:s. 1.eft: "N<'K' l'11rk" ( /913) hy Max Welter, who, in /9119, ut rlie a,:,• 11f 2/1, after spendin,: thfl•t• yeur.< in Pari.< and mahing the acquaintunc,• ,if Matisse and Pira.m,, returned to Amerfra 1ltort1u,.:l,ly vi'r.,·t 1 d in the problems and tr,•nd., ,if m11dern art, then c·onecntrati'd on ,•,·ohin,: an art hast!d on f'uu,•ism, Cuhi.,m and f'ururi.,m. Sunday Mail Co/or, February 10, 1980 13