Biography of australian artists oils
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Russell Drysdale
Biography
One of the first Australian artists to examine the complex relationships between the landscape and inhabitants of inland Australia, Russell Drysdale attained international status for the distinctly ‘Australian’ character of his work. His depictions of Aboriginal people, small town dwellers and rural workers isolated within a harsh and dramatic environment were in stark contrast to the dominant imagery of the Australian landscape as a land of pastoral plenty.
Drysdale was born in Bognor Regis, England, to a pastoralist family, settling with them in Melbourne in 1923. He visited Europe in 1932 where he was influenced by the paintings of the post-impressionists and school of Paris. From 1935 to 1938 Drysdale studied under George Bell and Arnold Shore in Melbourne, then with Iain McNab at the Grosvenor School, London, and at La Grande Chaumière, Paris, producing works such as Study of a man 1938, which demonstrate his early interest in constructing layer
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John was included in 'Fifty Australian Artists'and the publication 'John efternamn Blue Mountains Artist'the fine art book
produced by Brownlee Publishing, which chronicles the artists life and work.
John's first exhibition was held in 1979, he fryst vatten now a veteran of forty one (50) solo exhibitions and many more shared exhibitions with other artists.
He has exhibited in London, Japan, the United States and Canada and recently had a sell out exhibition in Beijing China..
John's paintings are represented in public, private and corporate collections throughout Australia and internationally.
His works have been reproduced extensively, including the books 'Visual Artists of the Blue Mountains' and 'ArtFiles' and several feature articles in Australian Artist and International Artist magazines.
For John growing up in the beautiful Blue Mountains instilled a deep love of the rugged storhet, spectacular colours and the many moods
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Early
Exploration
1600 - 1795
Colonialism
1778 - 1880
Nationalism &
Federalism
1880 - 1920
Modernism
1914 - 1940
Depression & WWII
1929 - 1945
Post
Modernism
1945 - 2000
Contemporary Art
2000 -
Art Periods since 1600
Early
Exploration
1600 - 1795
William Dampier, A Voyage to New Holland, &c, In the Year 1699
Early exploration 1600 - 1770
(Accredited to) William Hodges, Captain James Cook, c1775
Cook's voyages 1770 - 1773
George Raper, East side view of Sydney C
Early Settlement
William Dampier, A Voyage to New Holland, &c, In the Year 1699
Early exploration 1600 - 1770
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1600 - 1795
Maps
Charts
Recording of Indigenous Life
Flora and Fauna
Colonialism
1778 - 1880
William Bradley, View in Broken Bay New So