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Art exhibition, Artist, Australia, Fine art, Jackson Pollock, John Bell, Morton Feldman, Nicholas Harding, Sydney, Woollahra, Woollahra New South Wales
Estuary Figures (Swim-ring, Towel and Hat)
Image taken from Olsen Irwin Gallery © Nicholas Harding
I want to give my compliments to Australia. Ever since your government paid a few million dollars for a Jackson Pollack painting, I figure that it must be a marvellous country. (Morton Feldman)
Yes, it is a marvellous country but I’d rather have a ‘Nicholas Harding‘ than a ‘Jackson Pollock’ hanging in my living room any day. Truly. He is one Australian-based artist who, for me anyway, captures both the Australian landscape and culture in a wonderfully textured way. And, I’m not even an Australian!
Down here, he’s quite a well-known figure in the art world (which is another way of saying his works are outside of my budget by a considerable margin). He won Australia’s most famous portraiture prize – the Archibald – back in 2001 with his work of the actor and director, John Bell.
March is Art Month for us down here. To celebrate, the Olsen Irwin Gallery in the lovely, leafy suburb of Woollahra is holding a ‘Figures, Flora and Landscape’ exhibition of Nicholas Harding’s work. I think it looks pretty fab…
Estuary Figures (Ball and Bat)
Image taken from Olsen Irwin Gallery © Nicholas Harding
Estuary Figures (Swamp Oaks, Swim-ring and Dog)
Image taken from Olsen Irwin Gallery © Nicholas Harding
The exhibition runs until 10 March at The Olsen Irwin Gallery. The gallery can be found at 63 Jersey Road, Woollahra, Sydney, Australia. If you would like to see more of the exhibition, there is a full catalogue of works here.
Lovely. The gallery looks like a great space and a wonderful stock of artists. I have subscribed. Many Thanks, K
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It’s one of my personal favourites, K. 🙂
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Love love love these, I love all the texture .
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Me too!
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You know, everytime I click on a cool image/product/furniture/interiors/architecture, it’s very often from down under 🙂
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It’s true that there are some seriously cool artisans and designers in this neck of the woods, LXAX. But, I gotta say, I was in awe of some of the exhibitors at Best of Brittania when I was visiting last year. As you know, ‘Creatives’ are everywhere. The fun part is discovering them!
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Oh, wow. I WANT one of these! 1000 times better than a Pollock!
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Get in line, SSFAM!
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His oils always look lickable to me. I can smell them from here. I loved his drawing of Eddy Ave in an early Dobell prize. Cheers sue
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‘Lickable’ is a GREAT way to describe his work, Sue.
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