From the Mountain to the Sky: Guy Warren Drawings

17 April โ€“ 22 May 2021

Image: Guy Warren, Intimations of Mortality โ€“ Memories of Mort Bay 1982, ink on paper, 155 x 401 cm, courtesy the artist and King Street Gallery on William ยฉ the artist

The National Art School is proud to launch its new Drawing Gallery with an exhibition of drawings and works on paper by Guy Warren AM, NAS Alumnus, Fellow and esteemed artist. Drawing has always been at the heart of Guyโ€™s art practice. When he turns 100 in April 2021, he will have been drawing for at least 85 years. He has had a continuing concern with people as an integral part of the environment, using his personal view of the world to depict our relationship with mountains, jungles, rivers, deserts and the sky. He has often extended his art beyond the gallery. In 1994 he undertook the largest drawing ever attempted in Australia, a sky drawing of Icarus at 14,000 feet over Sydney Harbour. Risk taking is an integral part of Guyโ€™s drawing practice, and the ephemeral and beautiful image created with vapour is a testament to his poetic vision.

This exhibition explores the artistโ€™s primal urge to draw and the diverse ways he makes his mark. It pays tribute to the artistโ€™s great contribution to Australiaโ€™s visual culture, and a lifetime of creativity based on drawing.

EXHIBITION DATES:ย Saturday 17 April โ€“ Saturday 22 May 2021
EXHIBITION LOCATION:ย The Drawing Gallery
OPENING NIGHT:ย Friday 16 April, 6โ€“9pm
OPENING HOURS:ย Mondayโ€“Saturday, 11amโ€“5pm
CURATOR:ย Deborah Beck

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