This articles includes an anecdote by Stuart Purves, Australian art dealer, of Whiteley and his Archibald prize winning painting. 13, no. Whiteley's intention was to portray the violence of the events, but not to go too far in showing something which people would not want to see. From $32.10. and their inevitable separation added to the artist's problems with substances and self-doubt. However, this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. 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. Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive, Brett Whiteley in his studio, 1976, by Robert Walker Estate of Robert Walker. Jane Fraser., The Australian, 'Tribute to Whiteley looks back with love', Sydney, 07 Jul 1992, 3 (illus.). Richard Coleman., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Doctor's theory may help self portraits', Sydney, 03 Apr 1981, (illus.). The Brett Whiteley Retrospective', pg. This article was edited by Sally White. 15-41, London, 1995, 35, 165 (colour illus. [4] In 1962, Whiteley married Wendy Julius. Michaela Boland., Weekend Australian, 'Master cards', pg. (1974) The balcony 2 (1975) and Interior with time past (1976 . Whiteley discussing his paintings at home in Sydney., Age, 'Portrait of the artist as a winner', Melbourne, 25 Jan 1977, 2. He remembers the artist as vital and engaging, definitely one of the most imaginative and energetic individuals I have known. The painting which was finally produced was made of a fantastic array of elements, including collage, photography and even flashing lights, with a total length of nearly 22 metres. Subtitled; An extraordinary life. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. PROVENANCE. ), 235. ), 232. plate no. In London he excited art dealers and fell under the influence of painters such as Francis Bacon, of whom he later made a series of portraits. Clem Lloyd and Peter Sekuless, Australia's national collections, Sydney, 1980, 261 (colour illus.). Whiteleys biographer, Ashleigh Wilson, describes the work as a confronting depiction of the panic and desperation of drug addiction. ), 24. Their only child, daughter Arkie Whiteley, was born in London in 1964. Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia [vol. Jonathan Cooper (Editor), The Art Gallery of New South Wales Bulletin, 'Big Blue', pg. Free entry, Find out what you need to know before visiting, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1976, A Different Vision - Brett Whiteley Sculptures (1998), Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, To look within: Self portraits in Australia. Donald Richardson, Art & Design in Australia, South Yarra, 1995, 15, 60, 80, 83, 137, 140, 145, 163, 243.. Peter Ross, Let's face it: the history of the Archibald Prize, Chapter 4: Into the 1970s, pg. Leslie Hollings (Editor), The Australian, Sydney, 31 Mar 1979, (illus.). Lou Klepac, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees, 'Introduction', pg. He painted a view of his friend Patrick White as a rock or a headland in Headland; White had told Whiteley that in the next life he would like to come back as a rock. ), Sue Williams, Daily telegraph mirror, 'Memories of Whiteley', subtitled 'Portrait of an artist', pg. 13-35, Sydney, 1988, 32, 34-35 (colour illus.). Whiteley loved painting Sydney Harbour views in the 1970s such as in his paintings, Henri's Armchair (1974)[10] The balcony 2 (1975)[11] and Interior with time past (1976),[12] which show an interior and exterior view starting with a room that leads through open windows to the harbour full of boats outside. 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. Britt Larsson., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Whiteley's poser', Sydney, 10 Dec 1977, 16 (illus.). Brett Whiteley Self Portrait In The Studio Framed Print . This is a repeated advertisement for an art book titled `Brett Whiteley' by Sandra McGrath. In 1991 he was awarded an Order of Australia. 1975: Kevin Connor - The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE; 1976: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio; 1977: Kevin Connor - Robert Klippel; 1978: Brett Whiteley - Art, Life and the other thing; 1979: Wes Walters - Portrait of Phillip Adams; 1980: No award; 1981: Eric Smith - Rudy Komon; Brett Whiteley Studio Collection. 22.). Archibald Retrosepctive Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1985-1985. An astonishing exhibition. signed lower right: BRETT WHITELEY, [1] Wilson, Ashleigh, Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing, Text Publlishing, Melbourne, 2016, p.272, [2] Berg, Charles, The Unconscious Significance of Hair, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1951, [3] Whiteley, Brett, quoted in Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, Sydney, 1979, p.219, [4] Kandinsky, Wassily, On the Spiritual in Art, 1910 (mutiple editions). He also painted the darling harbour and the opera because he lived in sydney. AU $100.00. Purchased 1977 Wendy Whiteley, Need caption 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. This long oil and ink self-portrait incorporates fluid lines building to a sense of rapture, intoxication and playfulness. 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. How would the space be divided and what objects of inspiration would be around you? 15, Sydney, 29 Jun 1997, 15 (illus.). 6-7, Melbourne, Jul 1996, 6 (illus. Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, 'Lavender Bay: Optical Ecstasy', pg. gelatin silver photograph on paper (sheet: 50.4 cm x 40.4 cm, image: 45.2 cm x 30.8 cm) Brett Whiteley AO (1939-1992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. The urge was bound up with a self-conscious sense of his own genius. Unknown (Editor), Sun-Herald, 'The canvas of chaos - Brett Whiteley interview with Sam Newman', pg. The National Portrait Gallery is an Australian Government Agency, gelatin silver photograph on paper (, The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. unknown author., Sun news-pictorial, 'Brett wins art double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). 61-85, Sydney, 2005, 76 (colour illus. List of works. Consider the gaze of Whiteley in each of these works. AU $100.00. Self Portrait with Real Hair, 1977, ink and hair on paper, 76.0 x 51.0 cm, whereabouts unknown. See opening hours Image of David Williamson standing in front of 'The balcony 2'. 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. In 2007 his painting The Olgas for Ernest Giles was sold by Menzies for an Australian record of A$3.5million. . But this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. Peoples personalities are reflected in the things they collect and the environments in which they live. Alec George, Look, 'Whiteley's 'inner paddock', pg. According to art writer Bruce James, the self-conscious inclusion of the austere pronoun 'IT' that also makes up part of the work compacts life, passion, death and faith in a single empowering word and unites the notional wings of an altarpiece to nascent addiction. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). The young Whiteley duplicates the three-quarter turn of the head, the painters sullen-or-soulful gaze which holds the viewers eye. 0 bids Ending 7 Mar at 23:33 AEDST 5d 18h Local pickup. 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. 'Review' magazine. 36. Whiteley died of a methadone overdose in Thirroul on the New South Wales south coast in 1992. Ursula Prunster, Aspects of Australian art, Sydney, 2000, (colour illus.). Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'Australian 20th Century art', pg. Michael Bowden, Art-isan: studio arts for VCE units 1-4, 'Analysis of an unseen artwork', pg. 21-23, Canberra, Sep 2000, 22-23. review of 'Australian icons' exhibition. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. A photograph of Alan Lloyd, head of conservation at the Art Gallery of NSW, examining a detail of Whiteley's painting also accompanies this article. Susan McCulloch, Alan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art, Carlton, 2006, 1085 (colour illus.). Andrew Sayers, To look within: self portraits in Australia, 'The artist's self-portrait in Australia', pg. I think that the artwork is set in Brett Whiteley's studio Michaela Boland., The Weekend Australian, 'Whiteley's ex-wife ready to fight forgeries', Canberra, 06 Nov 2010-07 Nov 2010, (colour illus.). The original painting, done between 1972 and 1973 was composed of many different elements and on 18 wood panels 203cm 1615cm 9cm. They had borrowed the money, using their car as collateral. Barry Pearce, Three years on: a selection of acquisitions 1978-1981, 'Australian Art', pg. Brett Whiteley. This is the same article that appeared in `The Saturday Mercury', titled `Whiteley gone but his great spirit lingers on', 20 June, 1992. 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'. It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from ones psyche. Wendy Whiteley on 'Self-portrait in the studio' (1976), Wendy Whiteley on the life and work of Brett Whiteley, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes for 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22Jan197727Feb1977, Archibald Retrosepctive Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19851985, 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, A Different Vision - Brett Whiteley Sculptures (1998), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 04Apr199823Aug1998, Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04Aug200003Dec2000, Brett Whiteley: Interiors (2001), The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 14Jul200114Oct2001, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 16Apr200420Jun2004, To look within: Self portraits in Australia, National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], Canberra, 09Jul200419Sep2004, Warning: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century an MPRG exhibition., Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 04Apr200628May2006, 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, The nude: erotic, sensual and sacred, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 12Apr201301Sep2013, Brett Whiteley portraits, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 23May201428Sep2014, Brett Whiteley: sculptures and ceramics, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 05Jun201506Dec2015, Destination Sydney, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 05Dec201514Feb2016, Naked, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 18Nov201614May2017, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15Dec201831Mar2019, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 31Jul202131Oct2021, Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 10Dec202126Jan2022, Brett Whiteley: Lavender Bay, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 25Oct201915Mar2020, Brett Whiteley: Blue and White, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 30Apr202227Nov2022, Brett Whiteley: Eternity is Now, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, 03Dec20222023. In the latter painting, the table in the front of the room close to the viewer has minutely decorated vases and small objects, while a drawing on the left and a sculpture to the extreme right show how Whiteley often used erotic images in his works. During this time, Whiteley also painted works based on the animals at the London Zoo, such as Two Indonesian giraffes, which he found sometimes difficult. No other Australian artist had such a wild, woolly set of curls. These are amongst the most prestigious art prizes in Australia. Scholarly publications with full text pdf download. This approach was intended to allow Whiteley to speak "in his own words" about his life and art. 272-275, Port Melbourne, 2010, 3 (colour illus. This article appeared in the `Art' section of the newspaper. High quality Art Print. His last studio and home at 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills in Sydney is now a museum managed by the Art Gallery of NSW. He won all three prizes in 1978 (the first artist to do so) and the Wynne a third time in 1984. On 23 November 2017 the book was named the people's choice winner at the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award. Summer at Carcoar Brett Whiteley 1977. 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. Robert Walker, Gift of the Robert Walker family 2008, Brett Whiteley, 'Art, life and the other thing', 1978, Art Gallery of New South Wales. A photograph of a youthful Brett Whiteley also accompanies this article. [3] Throughout 1956 to 1959 at the National Art School in East Sydney, Whiteley attended drawing classes. Contemporary Art Quilter Pat Pauly's random thoughts and excursions made public. Free delivery and returns on eBay Plus items for Plus members. card no. 13: Brett Whiteley 'Self portrait in the studio' 1976. 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. Look at these paintings and examine how Whiteley has given us clues to his identity. . Choose one of Whiteleys self-portraits. I am trying to become a great man. [5]. 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. This article is associated with "Melba". ", Whiteley became increasingly dependent on alcohol and also became addicted to heroin. Artists; A-Z Listing; Art movements; Schools and groups What is your initial response to this artwork? From $33.34. [27] The documentary was made with the approval of Wendy Whiteley, and was received with critical acclaim. 9, Sydney, 07 Sep 2013, 9. (Above) Brett Whiteley Self portrait in the studio 1976 oil, collage, hair on canvas, 200.5 x 259 cm 28-29, Sydney, Mar 2012, 28, 29 (illus.). ), 257 (colour illus., detail), 302. Why does he reference these artists in his self-portraits? Susan Hunt, The Archibald Prize 1921-1993, Sydney, 1993, 23 (colour illus.). 7: BRETT WHITELEY, DAISIES, 1975 - 76. . (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. He began the 1970s with gentle pictures of birds, moving on to massive portraits of the poets Verlaine and Rimbaud before taking two years to paint the gigantic Alchemy 197273. Were not looking at a would-be genius or a sinful penitent. Imagine an ideal studio space that would help you to create art. He was aware of the harm he was doing to himself with his drug addiction, but worried that giving it up might impair his creativity. '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. ), 21. 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. SELF-PORTRAIT, 1977 63-87, Sydney, 1999, 77 (colour illus. After leaving school in 1956 at the age of 17, Whiteley worked in Sydney for the advertising agency Lintas. Self-portrait with reading specs, 1991. He won the Art Gallery of NSW Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes several times, and his artistic career was bolstered by his celebrity status in Australia and overseas. and their inevitable separation added to the artist's problems with substances and self-doubt. Margaret Clarke (Director), Red, black and Whiteley, North Ryde, 2000, 00:00.43 for 3 seconds (colour, detail). Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Ken Done: The Art of Design, Sydney, 1994, 32 (illus.). gelatin silver photograph on paper (sheet: 50.4 cm x 40.4 cm, image: 45.2 cm x 30.8 cm) Brett Whiteley AO (1939-1992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. Thomas Keneally, Australia, 'Dead heart / live heart', pg. Laurie Hergenhan (Editor), The Australian Short Story: A Collection 1890s - 1990s, St. Lucia, 1986, cover page (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. This article appears in the 'Focus' section of the newspaper. For further information please contact NPG Copyright. This is the first time a Brett Whiteley exhibition has toured to regional Australia since the Brett Whiteley Studio opened in 1995. The artist destroyed this work after completion, finding it both disturbing and confronting. I remember having this very, very powerful sense that my destiny was to completely give myself to painting that I would be a painter and it was a remarkable moment of knowing that. John Olsen at the time of print was a board member of the Art Gallery of NSW. Abstract: `Prizes, Rivers and More Prizes' by Sandra McGrath, pg. plate no. In his younger years he was sent to boarding school in Bathurst and also Scots Collage in Sydney. 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."