Critique of Whiteley. The National Portrait Gallery is an Australian Government Agency, gelatin silver photograph on paper (, The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. His work became highly desired by collectors, especially his large-scale, brilliantly-coloured interiors and landscapes strongly influenced by French artist Henri Matisse such as Big orange sunset 1974 and Self portrait in the studio 1976. He was the subject of an ABC television documentary called Difficult Pleasure directed by Don Featherstone in 1989, which showed him talking about many of his main works, and his recent works such as ones done during a month-long trip to Paris; one of his last overseas trips. Brett Whiteley, AO was an Australian artist. Birds and heroes people Brett Whiteley's art. 239-240, Sydney, 2000, 256 (colour illus. ), 198, 209 (illus.). Barbara Konkolowicz, A different vision, Sydney, 1998. This article was edited by Sally White. 86. 6-33, Brisbane, 2004, 22 (colour illus. Ashleigh Wilson, author of Whiteley's biography, is a consultant on the work. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian . Free entry, Find out what you need to know before visiting, Thirty-six looks at four sights on three themes: recent paintings, drawings and carvings, Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees (2001). Review of 'WARNING: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century' exhibition, held at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. Brett Whiteley: van Gogh self portraits, Greenhill Galleries, , 27 Jan 1987-22 Feb 1987. 190-210, Cambridge, 1988, cover (illus. The glamorous Whiteleys marriage was fiery, and their inevitable separation added to the artists problems with substances and self-doubt. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald Prize. Whiteley's sculpture, Nude (1962) Brett Whiteley AO (7 April 1939 - 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. . The original painting, done between 1972 and 1973 was composed of many different elements and on 18 wood panels 203cm 1615cm 9cm. This is the same article that appeared in `The Saturday Mercury', titled `Whiteley gone but his great spirit lingers on', 20 June, 1992. Sandra Jane, Art is making, creating and appreciating 2, Milton, 1999, 121 (colour illus. Alchemy is the mythical ancient process of turning ordinary compounds into gold. Wendy Whiteley on 'Self-portrait in the studio' (1976), Wendy Whiteley on the life and work of Brett Whiteley, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22Jan197727Feb1977, Archibald Retrosepctive Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19851985, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16Sep199519Nov1995, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 13Dec199528Jan1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 22Feb199608Apr1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09May199616Jun1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02Jul199626Aug1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 18Sep199617Nov1996, Big Blue - the painted harbour (1997), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21Jun199729Mar1998, A Different Vision - Brett Whiteley Sculptures (1998), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 04Apr199823Aug1998, Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04Aug200003Dec2000, Brett Whiteley: Interiors (2001), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 14Jul200114Oct2001, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 16Apr200420Jun2004, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], Canberra, 09Jul200419Sep2004, Warning: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century an MPRG exhibition., Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 04Apr200628May2006, 9 shades of Whiteley, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, 12Jul200807Sep2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, 13Sep200815Nov2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 22Nov200808Feb2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 14Feb200926Apr2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 01May200914Jun2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 02Jul200923Aug2009, Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Sep200922Aug2010, Brett Whiteley - Connections (2010-2011), TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 06Nov201019Mar2011, Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09Jul201108Jul2012, The nude: erotic, sensual and sacred, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Apr201301Sep2013, Brett Whiteley portraits, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 23May201428Sep2014, Brett Whiteley: sculptures and ceramics, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 05Jun201506Dec2015, Destination Sydney, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 05Dec201514Feb2016, Naked, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 18Nov201614May2017, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15Dec201831Mar2019, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 31Jul202131Oct2021, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 10Dec202126Jan2022, Brett Whiteley: Lavender Bay, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 25Oct201915Mar2020, Brett Whiteley: Blue and White, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 30Apr202227Nov2022, Brett Whiteley: Eternity is Now, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 03Dec20222023. ), 235. 34, Sydney, 17 Jun 1992, 34. unknown author., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Mirror image a winner for artist Whiteley', Sydney, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. The Australian artist is often celebrated for his painting but all his works had drawing at their core. No other Australian artist had such a wild, woolly set of curls. But there was another side thats duality of life and thats where Bretts pictures moved away from Matisses. Brett Whiteley self-portrait, Remembering Lao Tse (Shaving off a Second), 1967 [image link from artquotes.net] . 'Brett Whiteley 1975. Shop unique custom made Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Tapestries, and more. Susan Hunt, The Archibald Prize 1921-1993, Sydney, 1993, 23 (colour illus.). Apart from the mirror portrait, this was clearly inspired by Matisse's Red Studio, with the colour transformed to Whiteley's favourite ultramarine blue. But at his best, Whiteley was brilliant and a major achievement of the film is that it focuses on this aspect of his art. [26], In 2017, a feature-length biographical documentary about Whiteley was released in Australian cinemas. TheCompanion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store. He made several attempts to dry out and get off drugs completely, all ultimately unsuccessful. signed lower right: brett whiteley. It features in all three self-portraits from 1976-78, acting as a signature or trademark. WHITELEY, Brett (1939-1992) 'Self Portrait at 36, Comedown,' c1975. Telephone (02) 9225 1734 or 0414 437 588. Free delivery and returns on eBay Plus items for Plus members. Brett said he had wanted it to scare himself straight. [1]. Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 Sep 1995-19 Nov 1995. . . Almost too brutally honest, it seemed like the final flaring of a dying star. Born: Longueville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1939, Died: Thirroul, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1992, Brett Whiteley in North Sydney house, date unknown, by Robert Walker Estate of Robert Walker. Free entry, Find out what you need to know before visiting. Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive. He began a relationship with Janice Spencer, with whom he travelled to Japan, among other countries. 26-53, Melbourne, 1997, 49 (colour illus. 15-41, London, 1995, 35-36, 145 (colour illus. It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from ones psyche. Ursula Prunster, Aspects of Australian art, Sydney, 2000, (colour illus.). 36. One could be cynical about these additions, seeing them as pictorial short cuts that saved a lot of time and effort, but its entirely plausible Whiteley was motivated solely by inner necessity or at least, his own, idiosyncratic version of the concept. [2], In explaining his use of collage, which often saw him adding photographs or objects to a canvas, Whiteley said he did it: when I feel the need to describe in the focus of the painting something that requires infinite realism, a realism so absolute that no amount of painstaking brush strokes can accurately describe it. [3]. This article appeared in the `Art' section of the newspaper. However, this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. The dominant impression is one of luxe, calme et volupt, in the manner of Henri Matisse, whose painting, The Red Studio (1911), was Whiteleys chief source of inspiration. BRETT WHITELEY (1939 - 1992) SELF PORTRAIT, 1977 oil and hair on canvas 30.5 x 25.5 cm signed lower. He was aware of the harm he was doing to himself with his drug addiction, but worried that giving it up might impair his creativity. 9 (verso) in education pack. 71-89, Sydney, 1984, 72, 72 (colour illus.). BRETT WHITELEY. In his younger years he was sent to boarding school in Bathurst and also Scots Collage in Sydney. 1927 Mrs Annie Murdoch by G. W. Lambert. His reference to art history, including an image of the famous 1943 William Dobell portrait of Joshua Smith, won a court case against accusations that it was a caricature, not a portrait. 81-82, Port Melbourne, 1998, 82 (colour illus.). Portraiture shouldnt just be paint and canvas. The Brett Whiteley Studio (Editor), Big blue: the painted harbour (list of works), Sydney, 1997. 15 Jun 1992. Similar to Brett Whiteley's other major paintings of this period, 'Self-portrait in the studio' exudes a sense of sumptuous living and the liquid presence of the harbour through what he called 'the ecstasy-like effect of Ultramarine blue'. Jill Sykes, Look, 'McCulloch's Encyclopedia', pg. 13-35, Sydney, 1988, 32, 34-35 (colour illus.). He makes no attempt to hide the fact that he is somewhere else He was trying silently to say, stay away, this is not what it might seem. I am trying to become a great man. [5]. On 23 November 2017 the book was named the people's choice winner at the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award. A photograph of a youthful Brett Whiteley also accompanies this article. Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Persona and the Painter', pg. His wife Wendy appears as "Delish". Richard Cotter, Change and continuity; 20th Century Australian History, South Yarra, 1998, 177 (colour illus.). The immediate effect was a heightening of reality in that everything I looked at took on an intensity That morning returning to school by bus, I remember the poplar trees were bare for winter but it took me years to paint what I saw. Tributes to Brett Whiteley collectively written by Stuart Purves; director of Australian Galleries, Doug Hall; director of Queensland Art Gallery, Colin Lanceley; artist, Mary Eagle and Andrew Sayers; curators of Australian Art at the Australian National Gallery, and, Paul Delprat; Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School. Consider the location, size and functions. In London he excited art dealers and fell under the influence of painters such as Francis Bacon. . Brett Whiteley is one of Australia's most celebrated artists. Barry Pearce and Alec George, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '5: Portraits', pg. 1 whit.jpg. Create a self-portrait that reflects your emotional state. Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'Australian 20th Century art', pg. Michaela Boland., Weekend Australian, 'Master cards', pg. Are you being ignored or judged? Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Persona and the Painter', pg. A detail of Whiteley's self portrait is accompanied with a photograph of the artist. One includes Australian artists John Olsen, and John Coburn examining Whiteley's Archibald prize-winning entry. Open daily Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, 'Into the 1970s', pg. Susan McCulloch, Alan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art, Carlton, 2006, 1085 (colour illus.). Balmoral Brett Whiteley 1978. Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 Sep 1995-19 Nov 1995 Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Museum and Art Galleries of . I think that the artwork is set in Brett Whiteley's studio Greg Weight on working with Jiawei Shen, and starting out as a photographer. The urge was bound up with a self-conscious sense of his own genius. Around him at the Hotel Chelsea, other artists and musicians took heroin, which Whiteley did not take at that time. Rodney James., WARNING: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century, 'Come to where the flavour is, smoking, cigarettes + modernity', Mornington, 2006, (colour illus.). 0 bids Ending Today at 22:53 AEDST 19h 16m Local pickup. See opening hours He soon settled in Lavender Bay. The artist's face reflected in a tiny mirror suggests the influence of Eastern art in the portrayal of man as merely a small part of a much larger . Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. Drugs and . What is Whiteley trying to tell us about himself in his self-portraits? Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio; John Moores Painting Prize - John Walker for "Juggernaut with plume - for P Neruda" Exhibitions. His ink drawings and paintings are accompanied by works of other Australian and Asian artists selected from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In terms of media, it used everything from feathers and part of a bird's nest to a glass eye, as well as shell pieces, plugs and brain in a work that becomes a transmutation of sexual organic landscapes and mindscapes. He won the Art Gallery of NSW Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes several times, and his artistic career was bolstered by his celebrity status in Australia and overseas. At the age of 16, while boarding at Scots College in Bathurst, he came across a book on Vincent Van Gogh and painted a self-portrait in emulation of the famously misunderstood Dutchman. The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. What is your initial response to this artwork? (1974) The balcony 2 (1975) and Interior with time past (1976 . He lived in the northern suburb of Longueville and attended Chatswood Primary School, then Scots College in Bathurst. He . Further information can be found at http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/brett-whiteley-studio/, Thirty-six looks at four sights on three themes: recent paintings, drawings and carvings, Bonython Art Gallery [Sydney], Paddington, 24Oct197515Nov1975, Three years on: acquisitions 1978-81, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15Oct198101Dec1981, Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, 19Apr198615Jun1986, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16Sep199519Nov1995, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 13Dec199528Jan1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 22Feb199608Apr1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09May199616Jun1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02Jul199626Aug1996, Brett Whiteley Art & Life (1995-1996), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 18Sep199617Nov1996, Big Blue - the painted harbour (1997), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21Jun199729Mar1998, Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04Aug200003Dec2000, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees (2001), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 10Feb200108Jul2001, Whiteley & Rees: more affinities (2006), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 03Dec200510Apr2006, Whiteley & Rees: more affinities (2006), New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 29Apr200602Jul2006, 9 shades of Whiteley, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, 12Jul200807Sep2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, 13Sep200815Nov2008, 9 shades of Whiteley, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 22Nov200808Feb2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 14Feb200926Apr2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 01May200914Jun2009, 9 shades of Whiteley, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 02Jul200923Aug2009, Iconic Whiteley (2009-2010), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Sep200922Aug2010, Brett Whiteley - Connections (2010-2011), TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 06Nov201019Mar2011, Blue (2011), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 09Jul201108Jul2012, Destination Sydney, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 05Dec201514Feb2016, Brett Whiteley: Lavender Bay, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 25Oct201915Mar2020, Brett Whiteley: Blue and White, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 30Apr202227Nov2022, Barry Pearce et al., Brett Whiteley education pack, 'Return to Sydney and Lavender Bay', Sydney, 1995, (colour illus.).
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