Great to see Coalcliff artist (and friend) Pauline Denney selected as a finalist for this years Sulman Prize. Her work is the beautiful “Norfolk Cows”.
More of Pauline’s work (and that of her jeweller husband, Roy ) can be seen at her Gallery space at Coalcliff, PD Gallery and Roy Jewellery.
Caught a lovely interview on the ABC with Australian artist Guy Warren. Still working at 90 years of age ! Thanks Guy…you’ve inspired me to keep going. Guy Warren talking with Scott Bevan on ABC TV
Guy has a solo exhibition of watercolours coming up in May at Rex Irwin Art Dealer in Woollahra.
GUY WARREN I AM THE LAND 2009
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been detained by the Chinese government since April 3. His family and loved ones have been given no information about his whereabouts or his condition.
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald gives more information. I see in the Guardian that now his lawyer and a designer who works with him have also disappeared.
You can sign a petition through Change.org here.
See the Youtube clip of his installation piece Sunflower Seeds here.
Congrats, Ben Quilty on what looks to me like a well – deserved win of this year’s Archibald Prize with his portrait of Art Dame Margaret Olley. It looks like a very honest, unapologetic image – and Olley comes across precisely like that herself. I’m looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.
John McDonald gives some commentary here. Of course Olley is in the unique position of having been the subject for two Archibald- winning paintings. The first was 6o years ago, by William Dobell.
MARGARET OLLEY BY BEN QUILTY 2011
MARGARET OLLEY by WILLIAM DOBELL
Wendy Sharpe, that is. She and I share the year of our birth, as well as our Northern Beaches origins. I saw her major retrospective show at SH Ervin gallery today – what a knockout.
This woman is so inspirational…she simply never stops drawing; observing; painting…
Self portrait as Diana of Erskineville
Saw a great solo show today at Soho Galleries – new work by Jonathon Hayde, a QLD artist who is having his first Sydney solo show.
Bold abstract pieces, some with ‘silver leaf’ inclusions. Flavour of primitivism about them. I enjoyed those with a limited palette best.
JONATHON HAYDE "REALISE"