Deborah Edwards, Two centuries of Australian painting: a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Introduction', pg. Brett Whiteley was never shy when it came to measuring himself against the masters. Barry Pearce and Alec George, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '5: Portraits', pg. Shop with Afterpay on eligible items. Brett Whiteley. and their inevitable separation added to the artist's problems with substances and self-doubt. The second painting has a completely different tone. In July 2016, Text Publishing published Whiteley's biography, titled Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing. The coroner's verdict was 'death due to self-administered substances'. One suspects a touch of trichophilia a fetishising of hair with vague sexual overtones. I remember having this very, very powerful sense that my destiny was to completely give myself to painting that I would be a painter and it was a remarkable moment of knowing that. Jane Scott, Barry Pearce and Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley: Connections, 'Brett Whiteley: Connections', Healesville, 2010, (colour illus.). Brett Whiteley was Born on the 7 th of April 1939 at Paddington Sydney. 25 May - Opening of exhibition of color photography by William Eggleston at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. . Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 1977. Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Persona and the Painter', pg. Purchased 1977 Wendy Whiteley, Need caption Art Gallery of NSW. 8 in education pack. Closed Good Friday & Christmas day Donald Richardson, Art & Design in Australia, South Yarra, 1995, 15, 60, 80, 83, 137, 140, 145, 163, 243.. Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, Chapter 4: Into the 1970s, pg. It has been regarded as a self-portrait, a giant outpouring of energy and ideas brought forth over a long period of time. Joan Clemenger AO and Peter Clemenger AO, Melbourne, acquired from the above in April 1979. He sometimes took more than his body could handle, and had to be admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning twice. A detail of Whiteley's self portrait is accompanied with a photograph of the artist. Terry Smith, Australian cultural history, 'Populism and Privilege in Australian Painting', pg. gelatin silver photograph on paper (sheet: 50.4 cm x 40.4 cm, image: 45.2 cm x 30.8 cm) Brett Whiteley AO (1939-1992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. Editor Unknown (Editor), Brett Whiteley The Retrospective, This exhibition travelled to Victoria from New South Wales, Melbourne, pre 02 Jul 1996, Cover (colour illus.). Purchased by the New South Wales State Government 1994, transferred to the Gallery 1998 Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait drawing calligraphically', 1975, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait', Brett Whiteley Studio Collection Wendy Whiteley. He . High quality Art Print. Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia [vol. Photograph the space around you then draw or paint a series of sketches of this room and several items in it that are important to you. The 44-year-old Hele's winning entry was a portrait of Mr Robert Campbell, South Australian National Art Gallery director.'. It shows Brett Whiteley looking at himself intently in the mirror and recording exactly what he sees. plate no. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. 30.5 x 25.5 cm. AU $100.00. Greg Weight (b. See opening hours Jenny Aland and Max Darby (Editors), Art Connections, 'Visual design or plan of artworks', pg. The Conceptual Frame Work- Brett Whiteley 'Self Portrait in the studio' 1039 Words; 3 Pages; The Conceptual Frame Work- Brett Whiteley 'Self Portrait in the studio' The symbols:He has used a variety of line, round and curvy in some areas but straight in others. Richard Cotter, Change and continuity; 20th Century Australian History, South Yarra, 1998, 177 (colour illus.). Whiteley's tiny mirror self-portrait also reflects the influence of Eastern art in his portrayal of man as merely part of a larger landscape. 1978 was the only year in which all three prizes have been won simultaneously by the same person. Andrew Sayers, Australian art, 'Icon and abstraction 1951-68', pg. The work experimented with warping and manipulating a straight self-portrait, incorporating his pictorial sense of addiction. BRETT WHITELEY This article is accompanied by a photograph of John Olsen looking at a section of Whiteley's prize-winning painting. 6-33, Brisbane, 2004, 22 (colour illus. This article appears in 'The Australian Magazine' a liftout of 'The Australian' newspaper. Closed Good Friday & Christmas day Born in Sydney, Whiteley was sent to boarding school in Bathurst in 1948. The music will be written by Elena Kats-Chernin, with a libretto by Justin Fleming. 30-35, London, 2013, 31 (colour illus.). In little more than two years Whiteley had moved from a languorous vision of the studio to a sensational, confessional self-portrait set against a pale, terracotta ground. Charles Green, Peripheral vision: Contemporary Australian art 1970-94, Drummoyne, 1995, 7. AU $100.00. Brett Whiteley - portrait 1 1975 Greg Weight. This is a review of an exhibition which consists of Archibald Prize winning paintings, that was held at. As it turned out, he could be neither scared nor shamed into giving up heroin. PROVENANCE. Signed and dated upper c. verso, black fibre-tipped pen "/ brett whiteley/ 1975-76/ ". 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this website remains with the National Portrait Gallery and other copyright owners as specified. He left Australia for Europe on 23 January 1960.[4]. David Freeman will direct and Tahu Matheson will conduct. [25], In August 2018, Opera Australia announced that it had commissioned an opera to be based on the life of Brett Whiteley. The Australian artist is often celebrated for his painting but all his works had drawing at their core. Ashleigh Wilson, author of Whiteley's biography, is a consultant on the work. The elongated centre image of Whiteley references the uproar over William Dobells unconventional Archibald-winning portrait of Joshua Smith of 1943. His work was not always being praised by critics, although its market value continued to climb. Walsh also appears in the . Wendy Owen., Age, 'Archibald and Sulman prizes scooped by Sydney artist; Whiteley wins the big double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, 2 (illus.). Part of his work Alchemy (197273)[9] was featured on the cover of the Dire Straits live album Alchemy although it had the addition of a guitar with lips held by a hand. How would the space be divided and what objects of inspiration would be around you? 9. 21, Port Melbourne, 2005, 21 (colour illus.). The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. He was very much influenced by the peace movement at the time and came to believe that if he painted one huge painting which would advocate peace, then the Americans would withdraw their troops from Vietnam. A day at Bondi Brett Whiteley . Lou Klepac, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees, 'Introduction', pg. Shop with Afterpay on eligible items. Brett Whiteley AO (1939 - 1992) Born 7 April 1939 Sydney, New South Wales Died 15 June 1992 (aged 53) Thirroul, New South Wales Education Julian Ashton Art School Known for Visual arts Movement Avant-garde Awards: Biennale de Paris - International Prize for Young Artists 1962 Archibald Prize 1976 Self Portrait in the Studio, 1978 Jane Scott, Barry Pearce and Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley: Connections, 'Brett Whiteley: Connections', Healesville, 2010. At the time of print Olsen and Coburn were board members of the Art Gallery of NSW. [27] The documentary was made with the approval of Wendy Whiteley, and was received with critical acclaim. 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. A bald psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Berg, wrote an entire book in the subject: The Unconscious Significance of Hair (1951). 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. Birds and heroes people Brett Whiteley's art. (1939 - 1992) SELF PORTRAIT, 1977. oil and hair on canvas. John Olsen at the time of print was a board member of the Art Gallery of NSW. In 1989, he and Wendy, whom he had always credited as his 'muse', divorced. The exhibition includes 20 Whiteley works and traces the artist's life and career from his earliest painting Self Portrait at Sixteen, 1955 to just a few months before his death with Port Douglas, Far North Queensland 1992. 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. How can you use colour, texture, symbols and other elements to give viewers an insight into how you are feeling? It was a daring, overt reference to a drug habit that many of Whiteleys admirers expected to cut short his career. The Brett Whiteley Studio, Whiteley & Rees: More affinities, Sydney, 2005, (illus.). The Brett Whiteley Retrospective', pg. 0 bids Ending 7 Mar at 23:33 AEDST 5d 18h Local pickup. Baudelaire's Bird 1973 signed 'brett whiteley / Aug 1973' on verso oil and feathers on canvas on board 56.0 x 52.0cm (22 1/16 x 20 1/2in). 232-243, Sydney, 2000, 232 (colour illus.). In 1964, while in London, Whiteley became fascinated by the murderer John Christie, who had committed murders in the area near where Whiteley was staying in Ladbroke Grove. The illustration is a detail of Whiteley's 'Self Portrait in the Studio'. List of winners. Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. The other title to this self-portrait is 'Self-portrait in exactly the spirit in which it was drawn. 2-4, Sydney, 2001, 8. This is the first time a Brett Whiteley exhibition has toured to regional Australia since the Brett Whiteley Studio opened in 1995. . It might be argued that the hair is an affectation Whiteley used too frequently for comfort. ), 205 (colour detail illus.). 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. 13: Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Est: AUD60,000 - AUD80,000. One way that America influenced him is in the scale of his works. This is flanked on one side by a baboon howling with anguish as a ghostly hand delivers it a syringe, and on the other a photograph of the artist looking serenely normal. 2023 John McDonald. ), 231. plate no. [citation needed], In 1967 Whiteley won a Harkness Fellowship Scholarship to study and work in New York. The balcony 2 Brett Whiteley 1975 116.1981. 9. Provenance: private collection NSW (gift from the artist c.1975). Whiteleys biographer, Ashleigh Wilson, describes the work as a confronting depiction of the panic and desperation of drug addiction. He also spent time in the USA staying at New Yorks Chelsea Hotel, where he associated with counter-culture celebrities such as musicians Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan and in Fiji. 8-14, Sydney, 1986, 14, 42 (colour illus.). An unconventional triptych, it consists of a small, coloured photo of Whiteleys face; a distorted full-length portrait of him drawing a copy of Dobells Joshua Smith, the controversial Archibald winner of 1943; and a panel that features a screaming baboon in handcuffs, staring helplessly at a hand offering a hypodermic. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; THE CHECK; JERRY; WESTERN UNION; COUNTRY LIVING; THE CB THIRTEEN MEN; GREAT PLAINS; TRAMPS; SALEM; THE FARM; SCHOOL; BE FRUITFUL; AUSTA; THE . Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. He worked across painting, sculpture and the graphic arts, and is best known for his sensual and lyrical paintings of interiors, nudes and harbour scenes. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. 12, Sydney, Oct 2006, 12 (colour illus.). Signed and dated l.r., black ink "brett whiteley/ 1975-76/ ". These are amongst the most prestigious art prizes in Australia. The author, Ashleigh Wilson, was the arts editor of The Australian newspaper. Sandra Jane, Art is making, creating and appreciating 2, Milton, 1999, 121 (colour illus. The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. 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. No other Australian artist had such a wild, woolly set of curls. [8] He took the van Gogh painting and stretched the lines of the room to a single vanishing point, creating an image which appears fast moving and extremely vibrant and dynamic. 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 - Portrait 2, 1975. photographer: Greg Weight. Tina McGuffie, Mornington Peninsula leader, 'In a haze of art', pg. His first Archibald award, Self portrait in the studio, in deep bluish tones, shows an image of his studio at Lavender Bay overlooking Sydney Harbour, with his own reflection in a mirror shown at the bottom of the picture; a view of Sydney Harbour on the left establishes the location of the picture. For further information please contact NPG Copyright. 15-41, London, 1995, 35, 165 (colour illus. He painted Patrick White while the author was working on his autobiography, Flaws in the Glass in 197980; thus two great portraits of White, painted and written, developed together. Elwyn Lynn., The Australian, 'A life of eternal struggle'; 'Golden boy's genius worthy of adulation', Sydney, 17 Jun 1992, 1, 16 (illus.). Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Clem Lloyd and Peter Sekuless, Australia's national collections, Sydney, 1980, 261 (colour illus.). Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive, Brett Whiteley in his studio, 1976, by Robert Walker Estate of Robert Walker. Back in Sydney at the end of 1969, Whiteley moved to Lavender Bay and became involved in the Yellow House artists collective in Kings Cross. Photo David Christian, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait at 16', 1955, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait in the studio', 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Appearing in the 'Salesroom' section of the Australian Financial Review, with regards to the sale of `The Balcony 2', acquired by AGNSW. Jane Hampson, Look, 'wwwhiteley.com', pg. His poems have appeared in various anthologies, including those of the Newcastle Poets at the Pub; on various websites including the Black Dog Institute and the ABC; and on the walls of the New England Regional Art Museum with a Brett Whiteley self-portrait (2014) and the SCG Museum with Doug Walters Test cap (2014). Humphrey McQueen, Art Monthly Australia, 'Positions vacant', pg. Richard Wherrett, Sydney Theatre Company Limited Ninth Annual Report 1987, Sydney, 1987, front cover (colour illus.). Barbara Konkolowicz, A different vision, Sydney, 1998. Brett Whiteley is photographed by Robert Walker at. Self Portrait in Studio Brett Whiteley 1976. For portraiture to survive, especially self-portraiture, there has to be a deepening quality of self-revelation. (age36in1975). In 2007 his painting The Olgas for Ernest Giles was sold by Menzies for an Australian record of A$3.5million. How does it make you feel? 46. On 23 November 2017 the book was named the people's choice winner at the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award. Elizabeth Fortescue, Daily telegraph mirror, 'Regarding Whiteley', pg. 2), 'The Archibald Prize', pg. Explore the tradition of interior and still life painting by examining the work of Johannes Vermeer, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Giorgio Morandi and Margret Preston. Self Portrait at 36, Comedown, C. 1975 Ink on torn reassembled . (This same article appears in 'The Daily Telegraph Mirror', 20 June, 1992. 100-111, London, 1998, 108 (colour illus.). 26, Sydney, Jun 2014, 26 (colour illus.). Difficult pleasure is how he described painting, or creating art stating, "Painting is an argument between what it looks like and what it means. Before this, his previous highest-selling work was The pond at Bundanon for A$649,500. For the Australian politician, see, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, "Brett Whiteley painting smashes Australian art auction record", "Self portrait after three bottles of wine", "How Whiteley Bay view became Selling Point", "Whiteley art auctions for nearly $3.5-million", "Whiteley painting sells for record price", "The Fourth Veil: Whiteley's Works on Paper, Brett Whiteley Studio", "Figure retoriche: Figures of speech. signed lower right: BRETT WHITELEY, [1] Wilson, Ashleigh, Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing, Text Publlishing, Melbourne, 2016, p.272, [2] Berg, Charles, The Unconscious Significance of Hair, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1951, [3] Whiteley, Brett, quoted in Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, p.219, [4] Kandinsky, Wassily, On the Spiritual in Art, 1910 (mutiple editions). The competitions are run annually, with the award ceremonies being held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He then gifted it to the current owner who had it reassembled. Archibald Retrosepctive Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1985-1985. Create a self-portrait that reflects your emotional state. She's this decade's Miss Popularity among major cities, the prom queen of the southern hemisphere. 'Windsor and Newton Deep Ultramarine oil colour has an obsessive, ecstasy-like effect upon my nervous system quite unlike any other colour. 3, Mornington, 18 Apr 2006, 3 (illus.). Brett Whiteley AO (19391992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait in the studio', (1976) Elisabeth Cummings, 'Journey through the Studio', (2004) . Image of David Williamson standing in front of 'The balcony 2'. 6-7, Melbourne . [4] In 1962, Whiteley married Wendy Julius. This article appears in 'The Arts' section of the newspaper. Whiteley's intention was to portray the violence of the events, but not to go too far in showing something which people would not want to see. Self portrait in the studio 1976 Like many other It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from ones psyche. (1974) The balcony 2 (1975) and Interior with time past (1976 . It was his comment on the direction the world might be headed and his response to a seemingly pointless war which could end in a nuclear holocaust. Geraldine Pascall., The Australian, 'Whiteley's arts double; Judges' daring matches entries', Sydney, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). All Rights Reserved. Around him at the Hotel Chelsea, other artists and musicians took heroin, which Whiteley did not take at that time. This article refers to Whiteley winning both the Archibald and Sulman prizes in 1977. In retrospect, Whiteleys life and work in the 1970s, when he was widely perceived as Australias leading artist, may be seen as a time of great personal conflict. How does he push the definition of portraiture? At 16 we are all misunderstood and ready to identify with Van Gogh, but few teenagers could have created such an accomplished homage. Jenny Aland and Max Darby, Australian Artlook, 'A Timeline of Australian Art', pg. 3], Sydney, Jan 1976-Mar 1976, 233 (illus.). 81-82, Port Melbourne, 1998, 82 (colour illus.). They had borrowed the money, using their car as collateral. Richard Hall (Editor), Sydney: an Oxford anthology, South Melbourne, 2000, front cover (colour illus.). But at his best, Whiteley was brilliant and a major achievement of the film is that it focuses on this aspect of his art. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. unknown author., Adelaide News, 'Two top art prizes to Whiteley', Adelaide, 21 Jan 1977. [18], In 1999, Whiteley's painting The Jacaranda tree (1977), which had won the Wynne Prize, sold for A$1,982,000,[19] a record for a modern Australian painter at that time. Jennifer Phipps role at the time of publication was Curator of Australian Art. [4], In June 1991, Whiteley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. 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. ), 81. This appeared in the `Arts' section of `The Australian Supplement'. . Choose one of Whiteleys self-portraits. Typically, the viewer is led deeper into the picture by means of minute detail. This work is such a significant piece it was an essential inclusion for the curator of this exhibition. 63-87, Sydney, 1999, 77 (colour illus. After leaving school in 1956 at the age of 17, Whiteley worked in Sydney for the advertising agency Lintas. Jill Sykes, Look, Barry Pearces next book-call it segueing with intent, pg. He made several attempts to dry out and get off drugs completely, all ultimately unsuccessful. Barbara Konkolowicz, Look, 'Big Blue Sydney Harbour Through The Eyes of Artists', pg. Alan McCulloch and Susan McCulloch, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art, St Leonards, 1994, 648-49 (colour illus.). 21, Sydney, 2008, 20 (colour illus. unknown author., The Australian, 'A buzzing, excited pitch', Sydney, 24 Jan 1977, 8. unknown author., The West Australian, 'Controversy likely over art winner', Perth, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.).
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