), 232. plate no. Donald Williams, In our own image: the story of Australian art, Sydney, 1995, 170, 171 (colour illus.). David Freeman will direct and Tahu Matheson will conduct. Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive. Discusses how alcohol opens up circus of the imagination which Whiteley feared he would not be able to reach otherwise. The scholarship enabled Whiteley to travel to Europe and experience first-hand much of the art he had only seen in reproduction. Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 1977. This appeared in the `Arts' section of `The Australian Supplement'. Dr. Virginia Keeney is photographed examining Whiteley's self portrait. Barry Pearce, Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Landscape and gesture', pg. Shop unique custom made Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Tapestries, and more. However, this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. [3] Throughout 1956 to 1959 at the National Art School in East Sydney, Whiteley attended drawing classes. It might be argued that the hair is an affectation Whiteley used too frequently for comfort. It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from one's psyche. In 2007 his painting The Olgas for Ernest Giles was sold by Menzies for an Australian record of A$3.5million. . 28-29, Sydney, 09 Sep 1995, 28-29. He believed that many of his ideas came from these experiences, and he often used drugs as a way of bringing the ideas from his subconscious. 1927 Mrs Annie Murdoch by G. W. Lambert. In 1959 he won an art scholarship sponsored by the Italian government and judged by Russell Drysdale. A bald psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Berg, wrote an entire book in the subject: The Unconscious Significance of Hair (1951). In 1959 he was awarded the Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship, which was judged by Australian artist Russell Drysdale at the Art Gallery of NSW. 9. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. The big self-portrait looking at himself in the mirror is extraordinarily honest in some ways. BRETT WHITELEY (1939 - 1992) SELF PORTRAIT, 1977 oil and hair on canvas 30.5 x 25.5 cm signed lower. 190-210, Cambridge, 1988, cover (illus. Photograph of Whiteley's 'Self Portrait in the Studio' is taken "stored in the bowels of the Art Gallery of NSW", by Bruce Miller. ), 198, 209 (illus.). He also showed his large T-shirt collection, and talks about his sculpture, which he said is an aspect of his work that many people do not take seriously. [4] He also spent time with friends including Mark Knopfler and John Illsley from the band Dire Straits. Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait in the studio' (1976) In the former, Whiteley's face appears in a hand-held mirror, as one small feature on a large, luxuriant ground of deep blue. 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. unknown author., The Australian, 'Under lock and key', Sydney, 19 Jun 1992, 11. Free delivery and returns on eBay Plus items for Plus members. Brett Whiteley - portrait 1 1975 Greg Weight. An astonishing exhibition. Apart from attending evening drawing classes and sketch clubs, he was largely self-taught. [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]. Self portrait in the studio, 1976 Brett Whiteley Oil, collage, hair on canvas 773 x 600 cm, AGNSW Brett whiteley's self portrait in the studio was a realism painting and stretch the definition of portraiture. [17], On 15 June 1992, aged 53, he was found dead from opiate overdose in a motel room in Thirroul, north of Wollongong. 30-35, London, 2013, 31 (colour illus.). [26], In 2017, a feature-length biographical documentary about Whiteley was released in Australian cinemas. Brett Whitely (7 April 1939 - 15 June 1992) Look closely at the work and find the signs and symbols Whiteley uses to represent himself as an artist. Susan McCulloch, Alan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art, Carlton, 2006, 1085 (colour illus.). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons. 0 bids Ending 7 Mar at 23:33 AEDST 5d 18h Local pickup. From $32.10. The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. Before this, his previous highest-selling work was The pond at Bundanon for A$649,500. Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio; John Moores Painting Prize - John Walker for "Juggernaut with plume - for P Neruda" Exhibitions. 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 - Artist (1939 - 1992) After winning a grant from the Art Gallery of NSW at the age of 22, Brett Whiteley set up residence in London where he amazed art collectors with his highly sophisticated paintings. He painted abstracted images of bush scenes such as The bush (1966)[13] and also images which resulted from experimentation with various drugs, such as alcohol in the humorous Self portrait after three bottles of wine (1971).[14]. Laurie Hergenhan (Editor), The Australian Short Story: A Collection 1890s - 1990s, St. Lucia, 1986, cover page (colour illus.). Stones staring at the ground (anywhere) Brett Whiteley 1979 100.1991.120. Appearing in the 'Special Exhibiton' section. One way that America influenced him is in the scale of his works. 3), 'Collecting international art', pg. 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. Artist Natasha Walsh with her nearly completed Archibald Prize entry, a riff on Brett Whiteley's winning piece, 'Self-portrait in the studio'.Janie Barrett. Unlike 'Self portrait in the studio, critics were divided about 'Art, life and the other thing, perhaps because of its sensationalism and lack of subtlety compared to the earlier work. He . Were not looking at a would-be genius or a sinful penitent. 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. It shows Brett Whiteley looking at himself intently in the mirror and recording exactly what he sees. 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. Whiteley remained in Europe for the next decade, exhibiting his work regularly in group exhibitions in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin and establishing an international reputation. The author, Ashleigh Wilson, was the arts editor of The Australian newspaper. Hilma af Klint, Buddha's Standpoint in the Earthly Life, 1920 Art Print. The resulting work was called The American dream, an enormous work that used painting and collage and anything else he could find on the 18 wooden panels. Sandra McGrath., The Australian, 'The making of an authentic genius', Sydney, 24 Jan 1977, 8 (illus.). It was a daring, overt reference to a drug habit that many of Whiteleys admirers expected to cut short his career. 239-240, Sydney, 2000, 256 (colour illus. The balcony 2 Brett Whiteley 1975 116.1981. Brett Whiteley, 'Self portrait in the studio', (1976) Elisabeth Cummings, 'Journey through the Studio', (2004) . Published in Deutscher and Hackett: IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN + INTERNATIONAL FINE ART, Braving Time: Contemporary Art in Queer Australia. As he said: "To draw animals, one has to work at white heat because they move so much, and partly because it is sometimes painful to feel what one guesses the animal 'feels' from inside." Whiteleys biographer, Ashleigh Wilson, describes the work as a confronting depiction of the panic and desperation of drug addiction. Whiteley painted other images of the Australian landscape, including a view of the south coast of New South Wales after it had been raining called The South Coast after rain. 7-106, Sydney, 1994, 80 (colour illus. Their only child, daughter Arkie Whiteley, was born in London in 1964. By townxycolter. 25 May - Opening of exhibition of color photography by William Eggleston at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Self-portrait with reading specs, 1991. His rock-star status and his popularity in secondary school art rooms may have eroded his street cred in the art world, but Lou Klepac's book Brett . The Balcony 2 Brett Whiteley 1975. . The Brett Whiteley Studio, Brett Whiteley: Interiors, Sydney, 2001. Whiteley appears as a character in the book Falling Towards England by Clive James under the name Dibbs Buckley. 8-14, Sydney, 1986, 14, 42 (colour illus.). Look at this beautiful house and wonderful pictures and things. The elongated centre image of Whiteley references the uproar over William Dobells unconventional Archibald-winning portrait of Joshua Smith of 1943. It took a great deal of his time and effort, taking about a year of full-time work. 17, Melbourne, Feb 2001, 17 (colour illus.). In 1991 he was awarded an Order of Australia. Greg Weight on working with Jiawei Shen, and starting out as a photographer. Whiteley looks out at us directly, with none of the emotional address of his early Van Gogh style portrait, none of the mock decadence of 1976, or the drug-fuelled angst of 1978. Create a self-portrait that reflects your emotional state. 1975 It was hanging beside a wonderful John Olsen, Five Bells (oil on hardboard, 1963) on the day i visited, which i thought most apt for the two were good friends. Barry Pearce, Brett Whiteley Art & Life, 'Persona and the Painter', pg. Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales said: 'this is an opportunity to bring together a selection of works influenced by, or in tune with, a special Asian aesthetic that began to infiltrate Australian visual culture during the 1960s, in particular the brushwork of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. I am trying to become a great man. [5]. are Butcher Bird with Baudelaire's Eyes of 1972 in pen, ink, gouache and collage, and the . How do they compare to Whiteleys artworks? 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.). Balmoral Brett Whiteley 1978. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. 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. (Whiteley 1979: 1) Whiteley also made images of the beach, such as his yellowish painting and collage work The beach II, which he painted on a brief visit to Australia before his return to London and his winning of a fellowship to America. 18-19, Sydney, 13 May 2006-14 Jun 2006, 18-19. Daniel Thomas., The Age, 'Desperate Beauty', Melbourne, 20 Jul 1996, 7 (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. 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. Brett Whiteley 1975 'The balcony 2' is one of his most evocative harbour paintings, encapsulating key elements of Whiteley's art - fluent draughtsmanship, an erotically charged curvilinear line and an ability to invest minimal brushstrokes with multiple associations. 'Strung between triumph, tragedy' an obituary by Barry Pearce. Ewen McDonald, AGNSW Collections, 'From Colonialism to late Modernism', pg. You entered the wrong email. Ink on Torn Reassembled Paper 65x60cm Art market auction sales from the 1970s to 2023 for 3,338 works by artist Brett Whiteley (1939-92), and values for over 18,000 other Australian and New Zealand artists. In the former, Whiteleys face appears in a hand-held mirror, as one small feature on a large, luxuriant ground of deep blue. Why does he reference these artists in his self-portraits? See opening hours He also painted the darling harbour and the opera because he lived in sydney. Alan McCulloch and Susan McCulloch, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art, St Leonards, 1994, 648-49 (colour illus.). In writing about Brett Whiteley, it is tempting to simply present the facts and let the reader draw his/her own conclusions, such are the contradictions. Lou Klepac, Brett Whiteley Drawings (2013). He soon settled in Lavender Bay. 3, Mornington, 18 Apr 2006, 3 (illus.). ), 16 (colour illus.). Self Portrait with Real Hair, 1977, ink and hair on paper, 76.0 x 51.0 cm, whereabouts unknown. Closed Good Friday & Christmas day It has been regarded as a self-portrait, a giant outpouring of energy and ideas brought forth over a long period of time. 'Self Portrait in Studio' was created in 1976 by Brett Whiteley in Fauvism style. 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. Alivea Goncalves Stevenson told of her family's relief that a suspect is in custody for her sister, Kaylee's, brutal murder on November 13. This work is such a significant piece it was an essential inclusion for the curator of this exhibition. Terry Ingram., The Australian financial review, 'Sir John's art fetches $42,000', Sydney, 24 Aug 1981. Terry Ingram discusses current art market, and valuation of Whiteley's work. 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. Leslie Hollings (Editor), The Australian, Sydney, 31 Mar 1979, (illus.). His farewell to abstraction, Summer at Sigean, was a record of his honeymoon in France. David Shteinman, Philosopher, 'Tribute to a Dionysian Free Spirit. ", Whiteley became increasingly dependent on alcohol and also became addicted to heroin. 28-29, Sydney, Mar 2012, 28, 29 (illus.). ), 81. 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. Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia [vol. The young Whiteley duplicates the three-quarter turn of the head, the painters sullen-or-soulful gaze which holds the viewers eye. 5, Sydney, 07 Jul 1992, 5. Walsh also appears in the . 46. SELF-PORTRAIT, 1977 He then turned to series of paintings of waves, interiors, the harbour, and coastal landscapes. Brett Whitely (Australian 1939-1992) Bio. Jill Sykes, Look, 'McCulloch's Encyclopedia', pg. 1978 was the only year in which all three prizes have been won simultaneously by the same person. 86. While the Archibald Prize never failed to stimulate debate, controversy yet again loomed when, in 1976, Brett Whiteley won with his painting Self Portrait in the . He left Australia for Europe on 23 January 1960.[4]. Self portrait in the studio, 1976 Brett Whiteley Oil, collage, hair on canvas 773 x 600 cm, AGNSW Brett Whiteley's Self Portrait in the Studio was an expressionism painting which stretched the definitions of portraiture. The absorbing detail of the first painting has disappeared, as the artist withdraws into his own head. Verbal and visual in Brett Whiteley", "Translating an imagetext: verbal and visual self-representation in Brett Whiteley's Interior, Lavender Bay", Brett Whiteley's friend and colleague George Sheridan webpage, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brett_Whiteley&oldid=1142217923, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 04:16. Sarah Engledow describes the fall-out once Brett Whiteley stuck Patrick Whites list of his loves and hates onto his great portrait of the writer. The original painting, done between 1972 and 1973 was composed of many different elements and on 18 wood panels 203cm 1615cm 9cm. 71-89, Sydney, 1984, 73 (colour illus). and their inevitable separation added to the artist's problems with substances and self-doubt. Brett Whiteley is photographed by Robert Walker at. 15 Jun 1992. 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. This article appears in 'The Australian Magazine' a liftout of 'The Australian' newspaper. unknown author., Sun news-pictorial, 'Brett wins art double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). He died following an overdose of heroin in a motel in Thirroul, NSW in the winter of 1992. Catalogue text. A detail of Whiteley's self portrait is accompanied with a photograph of the artist. 1 whit.jpg. Zo Ross (Editor), Eyewitness travel guides: Australia, 'Botanic gardens and the Domain', pg. 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'. 105. This painting won the Archibald Prize in 1976 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1977. This approach was intended to allow Whiteley to speak "in his own words" about his life and art. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Are you being ignored or judged? I agree to terms and conditions. unknown author., Adelaide News, 'Two top art prizes to Whiteley', Adelaide, 21 Jan 1977. A photograph of a youthful Brett Whiteley also accompanies this article. A day at Bondi Brett Whiteley . This painting won the Archibald Prize in 1976 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1977. Image of David Williamson standing in front of 'The balcony 2'. Almost too brutally honest, it seemed like the final flaring of a dying star. See opening hours Barbara Konkolowicz, A different vision, Sydney, 1998. 218-227, New York, Sep 1998-Oct 1998, 222-223 (colour illus.).