Australian Financial Review: John Olsen’s vision blazes brightly in new exhibition

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Australian Financial Review: John Olsen’s vision blazes brightly in new exhibition

2021-06-04

by Danielle Neely

Article by Gabriella Coslovich

In the lead up to John Olsen: Goya’s Dog, the Financial Review chat with Sydney designer, editor and researcher Kylie Norton, who compiled the catalogue raisonnè of a man often tagged as “Australia’s greatest living artist”, 93-year-old John Olsen, famed for his radiant suns, his trailing paellas, his wetlands bursting with frogs, and his joyously squiggly Australian landscapes and seascapes.

Norton’s most thrilling find to date is a ceiling painting that was last exhibited in 1965 (pictured).

Read the full article through the link below.

Image: John Olsen’s Le Soleil is removed from the ceiling of a private home so it can been seen in public for the first time in decades. Photo: Peter Morgan

Introducing Genevieve Jobes, Havana Johansson, Til Kathriner, and Samantha Klein, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Genevieve Jobes
`sky ladders`
oil on recycled linen
70 x 85 cm

Havana Johansson
`Atman`
oil on canvas
71 x 56 cm

Til Kathriner
`Never Left the Hemisphere`
synthetic polymer paint and ink on canvas
120 x 180 cm

Samantha Klein
`Bust`
found chair, sewn cat, synthetic polymer on masonite
100 x 70 x 70 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Introducing Genevieve Jobes, Havana Johansson, Til Kathriner, and Samantha Klein, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Genevieve Jobes
'sky ladders'
oil on recycled linen
70 x 85 cm

Havana Johansson
'Atman'
oil on canvas
71 x 56 cm

Til Kathriner
'Never Left the Hemisphere'
synthetic polymer paint and ink on canvas
120 x 180 cm

Samantha Klein
'Bust'
found chair, sewn cat, synthetic polymer on masonite
100 x 70 x 70 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Sasha Hart, Emily Heath, Zoe Holman, and India Jablonski, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Sasha Hart
`The Picnic`
oil on canvas
140 x 120 cm

Emily Heath
`Signal`
oil on board
120 x 100 cm

Zoe Holman
`Wound/Womb Man`
oil on canvas
102 x 153 cm

India Jablonski
`Camden Head Composition`
oil on canvas
121 x 91 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Introducing Sasha Hart, Emily Heath, Zoe Holman, and India Jablonski, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Sasha Hart
'The Picnic'
oil on canvas
140 x 120 cm

Emily Heath
'Signal'
oil on board
120 x 100 cm

Zoe Holman
'Wound/Womb Man'
oil on canvas
102 x 153 cm

India Jablonski
'Camden Head Composition'
oil on canvas
121 x 91 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

A night to remember, NAS Gala | National Treasures

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday, and to the generous artists and partners who helped make it all possible.

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A night to remember, NAS Gala | National Treasures

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday, and to the generous artists and partners who helped make it all possible.

Introducing Axel Gerber, Kate Hadley, and Alyssa Hamersma, three of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Axel Gerber
`Ciccone`
synthetic polymer paint on polyester
65 x 152 cm

Kate Hadley
`Double the Birthdays, Double the Cake`
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm

Alyssa Hamersma
`Frog`s Skin`
oil on board
62 x 70 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Nov 22

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Introducing Axel Gerber, Kate Hadley, and Alyssa Hamersma, three of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Axel Gerber
'Ciccone'
synthetic polymer paint on polyester
65 x 152 cm

Kate Hadley
'Double the Birthdays, Double the Cake'
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm

Alyssa Hamersma
'Frog's Skin'
oil on board
62 x 70 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Ava Edstein, Lei Feng, Finnegan Fletcher, and Rhiannon Fuller, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Ava Edstein
`Throb #1`
latex and nails on silk chiffon
152 x 132 cm

Lei Feng
`Untitled`
synthetic polymer paint, oil pastel
and cotton thread on linen
76 x 111 cm

Finnegan Fletcher
`Now That You`re A Man`
boxing bag, cotton thread, found textile
115 x 30 cm diam

Rhiannon Fuller
`2005`
oil on canvas
71 x 71 x 1.5 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Nov 21

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Introducing Ava Edstein, Lei Feng, Finnegan Fletcher, and Rhiannon Fuller, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Ava Edstein
'Throb #1'
latex and nails on silk chiffon
152 x 132 cm

Lei Feng
'Untitled'
synthetic polymer paint, oil pastel
and cotton thread on linen
76 x 111 cm

Finnegan Fletcher
'Now That You're A Man'
boxing bag, cotton thread, found textile
115 x 30 cm diam

Rhiannon Fuller
'2005'
oil on canvas
71 x 71 x 1.5 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Eleanor Dillon, Tristan Dillon, Jonathon de Pyper, and Renata Dudziak, four of our graduating students in Painting.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Eleanor Dillon
`Dianthus caryophyllus – Mother’s eternal love`
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
60.5 x 46 x 1.5 cm

Tristan Dillon
`The internship`
oil on canvas
229 x 193 cm

Jonathon de Pyper
`Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance`
oil on masonite
92 x 61 cm

Renata Dudziak
`Train Delays: Trackwork ahead!`
synthetic polymer paint on board, found blue pine frame
81 x 71 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Australian Financial Review: John Olsen’s vision blazes brightly in new exhibition