Brett Whiteley - Far North Queensland (1992) oil, earth, charcoal, collage on plywood. His last studio and home in Sydneys Surry Hills is now a museum managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. ), 145 (colour illus.). Apart from attending evening drawing classes and sketch clubs, he was largely self-taught. unknown author., The Canberra times, 'Sydney artist Brett Whiteley wins Archibald Prize', Ainslie, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). Brett WhiteleySelf Portrait In The Studio 1976Music: 4 minute excerpt from The Pipes of Pan at Joujouka (Brian Jones 1968)Track: Your Eyes Are Like A Cup of . See opening hours 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; The competitions are run annually, with the award ceremonies being held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. This is the same article that appeared in `The Saturday Mercury', titled `Whiteley gone but his great spirit lingers on', 20 June, 1992. Self-portrait with reading specs, 1991. 'Windsor and Newton Deep Ultramarine oil colour has an obsessive, ecstasy-like effect upon my nervous system quite unlike any other colour. 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. 28-29, Sydney, May 1997-Jun 1997, 29 (colour illus.). The work experimented with warping and manipulating a straight self-portrait, incorporating his pictorial sense of addiction. Shop with Afterpay on eligible items. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Catalogue text. Barry Pearce and Alec George, 9 Shades of Whiteley, '4: Lavender Bay', pg. [citation needed], In 1967 Whiteley won a Harkness Fellowship Scholarship to study and work in New York. Growing up in Longueville, a suburb of Sydney, Whiteley was educated at Scots School, Bathurst[2] and Scots College, Bellevue Hill. Abstract: `Prizes, Rivers and More Prizes' by Sandra McGrath, pg. In 1970 he was invited to work in the consciously creative Yellow House with Martin Sharp, Brett Whiteley, George Gittoes and Peter Kingston, photographing its artists, installations and activities and there mounting his first exhibition, a series of photographs of the Cronulla sand dunes. [20] On 7 May 2007, Opera House, (which took Whiteley a decade to paint, and which he exchanged with Qantas for a period of free air travel) sold for A$2.8million, in Sydney. In July 2016, Text Publishing published Whiteley's biography, titled Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing. Baudelaire's Bird 1973 signed 'brett whiteley / Aug 1973' on verso oil and feathers on canvas on board 56.0 x 52.0cm (22 1/16 x 20 1/2in). 7: BRETT WHITELEY, DAISIES, 1975 - 76. . In 1991 he was awarded an Order of Australia. The work is an anthology of Whiteley motifs, including the view of Sydney Harbour from a window, a reclining nude, an armchair, and a piece of blue-and-white china. [1] He held many exhibitions, and lived and painted in Australia as well as Italy, England, Fiji and the United States. AU $100.00. In the midst of such inner turmoil, the Self-portrait of 1977, is a remarkably straight work a still point in a stormy decade. List of works. A photograph of a youthful Brett Whiteley also accompanies this article. He painted a series of paintings based on these events, including Head of Christie. 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. 26-53, Melbourne, 1997, 49 (colour illus. 13: Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Est: AUD60,000 - AUD80,000. Shop unique custom made Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Tapestries, and more. 7-106, Sydney, 1994, 80 (colour illus. 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." On one level TheCompanion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. Greg Weight on working with Jiawei Shen, and starting out as a photographer. It was written with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, and illustrated with classic Brett Whiteley artworks, rare notebook sketches and candid family photographs. 454-457, St Leonards, Mar 2003-May 2003, 455 (colour illus.). 71-89, Sydney, 1984, 72, 72 (colour illus.). oil and hair on canvas Thomas Keneally, Australia, 'Dead heart / live heart', pg. Provenance: private collection NSW (gift from the artist c.1975). It was the cage of his interior, his addiction, the window or a glimpse of possible escape into paradise: the escape from ones psyche. Whiteley travelled extensively throughout Asia, including India in 1965, and Japan in the last years of his life, experiencing at first hand the sources of his inspiration. signed lower right: brett whiteley. Gareth Sansom (born 19 November 1939) is an Australian artist, painter, printmaker and collagist and winner of the 2008 John McCaughey Memorial Prize of $100,000.. Best known for introducing new themes and subject-matter into Australian art and being one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by Pop art, particularly British Pop artists like Peter Blake, Allen Jones, Derek Boshier . It features in all three self-portraits from 1976-78, acting as a signature or trademark. Brett said he had wanted it to scare himself straight. [1]. 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. His work became highly desired by collectors, especially his large-scale, brilliantly-coloured interiors and landscapes strongly influenced by French artist Henri Matisse such as Big orange sunset 1974 and Self portrait in the studio 1976. 1978 was the only year in which all three prizes have been won simultaneously by the same person. Before this, his previous highest-selling work was The pond at Bundanon for A$649,500. Scholarly publications with full text pdf download. Self Portrait with Real Hair, 1977, ink and hair on paper, 76.0 x 51.0 cm, whereabouts unknown. 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. Saturday 29 April to Sunday 20 August 2006. On 23 November 2017 the book was named the people's choice winner at the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award. David Christian, 'At Lintas advertising agency, Sydney', c1956. Terry Smith, Australian cultural history, 'Populism and Privilege in Australian Painting', pg. Write a list of the things that interest you and your favourite objects. 9 (verso) in education pack. This article appeared in the 'Arts Australian' section of 'The Australian' newspaper. 20, No. Back in Sydney at the end of 1969, Whiteley moved to Lavender Bay and became involved in the Yellow House artists collective in Kings Cross. ), 24. Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio; John Moores Painting Prize - John Walker for "Juggernaut with plume - for P Neruda" Exhibitions. List of winners. The Self-portrait of 1977 represents a far less theatrical attempt at self-reflection. His work was not always being praised by critics, although its market value continued to climb. By townxycolter. Charles Green, Peripheral vision: Contemporary Australian art 1970-94, Drummoyne, 1995, 7. Choose one of Whiteleys self-portraits. 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. This appeared in the `Arts' section of `The Australian Supplement'. 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. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present. The illustration in this publication is a detail of this image. The artists face reflected in a tiny mirror suggests the influence of Eastern art in the portrayal of man as merely a small part of a much larger landscape. Jane Hampson, Sun-Herald, 'Brett Whiteley's Images of Sydney Harbour', pg. Whiteley won his first major prize at the age of 20, the Italian Travelling Art Scholarship, awarded by Sir Russell Drysdale. Elizabeth Fortescue, Daily telegraph mirror, 'Regarding Whiteley', pg. Donated through. Subtitled; An extraordinary life. Shown in 22 exhibitions. Consider the location, size and functions. ), 21. 165-213, Kensington, 1979, 204 (colour illus. As well as Whiteley, artists included here are Peter Upward, Ian Fairweather, John Olsen, Tony Tuckson, Royston Harpur , Michael Johnson, and four of their Chinese contemporaries in the collection; Li Jinxue, HE Jianguo, Wang Ziwu and Nie Ou. 15-41, London, 1995, 35, 165 (colour illus. It was a daring, overt reference to a drug habit that many of Whiteleys admirers expected to cut short his career. 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. Open daily In 1972-73 Whitley produced another monumental work "Alchemy", described by Pearce as another self-portrait but without the fierce political agenda of its predecessor. Andrew Powell, Departures, 'Sydney[.] 'Strung between triumph, tragedy' an obituary by Barry Pearce. He sometimes took more than his body could handle, and had to be admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning twice. How does he push the definition of portraiture? Drugs and . He . Brett Whiteley was never shy when it came to measuring himself against the masters. Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Editor Unknown (Editor), Brett Whiteley The Retrospective, This exhibition travelled to Victoria from New South Wales, Melbourne, pre 02 Jul 1996, Cover (colour illus.). Closed Good Friday & Christmas day Jane Scott, Barry Pearce and Wendy Whiteley, Brett Whiteley: Connections, 'Brett Whiteley: Connections', Healesville, 2010, (colour illus.). An amazing man. Max Prisk (Editor), The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Gallery packed as family pays tribute to tragic artist', pg. Whiteley died of a methadone overdose in Thirroul on the New South Wales south coast in 1992. (age29in1975), Brett Whiteley Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. List of journal articles on the topic 'Stanley Press (Firm)'. Art Gallery of NSW. unknown author., Adelaide News, 'Two top art prizes to Whiteley', Adelaide, 21 Jan 1977. 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 . The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. 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. 'Appearing in the 'Time Out' section. Barry Pearce, Australian painters of the twentieth century, 'Brett Whiteley', pg. One image which uses van Gogh's style in a unique way is The night caf (197172). This approach was intended to allow Whiteley to speak "in his own words" about his life and art. In the former, Whiteleys face appears in a hand-held mirror, as one small feature on a large, luxuriant ground of deep blue. 13: Brett Whiteley 'Self portrait in the studio' 1976. [4], In June 1991, Whiteley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. 1928 Dr Alexander Leeper by John Longstaff. Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive, Brett Whiteley in his studio, 1976, by Robert Walker Estate of Robert Walker. His last studio and home at 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills in Sydney is now a museum managed by the Art Gallery of NSW. 9-13, Cammeray, (1995-1996), 9-13. 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. Wendy Whiteley, former wife of Brett Whiteley, talks about the work 'Self-portrait in the studio' (1976). [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]. For further information please contact NPG Copyright. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. Elwyn Lynn, The Independent Monthly, 'Luscious Ornaments', pg. For portraiture to survive, especially self-portraiture, there has to be a deepening quality of self-revelation. Barry Pearce, Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, 'Australian', pg. Brett Whiteley with Self Portrait in Studio 1976. Rodney James., WARNING: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century, 'Come to where the flavour is, smoking, cigarettes + modernity', Mornington, 2006, (colour illus.). 81-82, Port Melbourne, 1998, 82 (colour illus.). This article is accompanied by a photograph of John Olsen looking at a section of Whiteley's prize-winning painting. At the time of print Olsen and Coburn were board members of the Art Gallery of NSW. Their only child, daughter Arkie Whiteley, was born in London in 1964. He met other artists and musicians while he lived at the Hotel Chelsea, where he befriended musicians Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan. Transmission films. Brett Whiteley painting - alchemy 1972-1973 Art Print. The Art Gallery of New South Wales has brought together 116 of Whiteleys works, from detailed landscapes to nude studies, that demonstrate the critical role of drawing something Whiteley called a completely un-rehearsable and unrepeatable visual truth in the artists creative practice, Brett Whiteley: Drawing Is Everything is showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 31 March 2019, Thu 27 Dec 2018 21.53EST However, this painting also hints at a darker side, as Wendy Whiteley explained in 1995: he was warning himself and other people watching. The painting is set in Brett Whiteley's studio with his furniture and includes his other artworks around him. 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. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. This article appears in the 'Focus' section of the newspaper. However Marlborough-Gerson, his gallery, refused to show the work, and he was so distraught that he decided to leave New York, and he 'fled' to Fiji. 26, Sydney, Jun 2014, 26 (colour illus.). 9, Sydney, 07 Sep 2013, 9. 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. 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. Tributes to Brett Whiteley collectively written by Stuart Purves; director of Australian Galleries, Doug Hall; director of Queensland Art Gallery, Colin Lanceley; artist, Mary Eagle and Andrew Sayers; curators of Australian Art at the Australian National Gallery, and, Paul Delprat; Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School. The artist destroyed this work after completion, finding it both disturbing and confronting. 100-111, London, 1998, 108 (colour illus.). We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. The young Whiteley duplicates the three-quarter turn of the head, the painters sullen-or-soulful gaze which holds the viewers eye. [18], In 1999, Whiteley's painting The Jacaranda tree (1977), which had won the Wynne Prize, sold for A$1,982,000,[19] a record for a modern Australian painter at that time. David Freeman will direct and Tahu Matheson will conduct. As it turned out, he could be neither scared nor shamed into giving up heroin. Jill Sykes, Look, Barry Pearces next book-call it segueing with intent, pg. This painting won the Archibald Prize in 1976 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1977. Donald Williams, In our own image: the story of Australian art, Sydney, 1995, 170, 171 (colour illus.). 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The editor of this section was Geraldine Pascall. 1945 LtGen Edmund Herring by William Dargie. Directed by James Bogle and produced by Sue Clothier, Whiteley includes extensive archival footage and photos, personal notes and letters, as well as animations and dramatic reconstructions, although no new interviews were shot for the film. 21-23, Canberra, Sep 2000, 22-23. review of 'Australian icons' exhibition. Born in Sydney, Whiteley was sent to boarding school in Bathurst in 1948. A foundational moment in Whiteleys journey occurred while he was boarding at Scots College in Bathurst, New South Wales, when, one Sunday, he found a book on Van Gogh at St Stephens Presbyterian Church: I picked the book up and studied it it completely changed my way of seeing. Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a Reproduction request. [26], In 2017, a feature-length biographical documentary about Whiteley was released in Australian cinemas. Almost too brutally honest, it seemed like the final flaring of a dying star. Shop today! Jonathan Cooper (Editor), The Art Gallery of New South Wales Bulletin, 'Big Blue', pg. The Australian artist is often celebrated for his painting but all his works had drawing at their core. Balmoral Brett Whiteley 1978. 46. Published in Deutscher and Hackett: IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN + INTERNATIONAL FINE ART, Braving Time: Contemporary Art in Queer Australia. Jill Sykes (Editor), Look, 'What's on elsewhere', pg. 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. This is a repeated advertisement for an art book titled `Brett Whiteley' by Sandra McGrath. Anna Waldmann, Art and Australia (Vol. 9 Shades of Whiteley is a mini-retrospective exhibition tracing the artist's life and career from his earliest work in 1955, with Self Portrait at Sixteen, to just a few months before his death, with Port Douglas, Far North Queensland 1992.. He won the Wynne Prize again, in 1984, with The South Coast after rain. Lou Klepac, Brett Whiteley Drawings (2013). Margaret Clarke (Director), Red, black and Whiteley, North Ryde, 2000, 00:00.43 for 3 seconds (colour, detail). There are two illustrations of `Self Portrait in the Studio' in this article. Whiteley's daughter Arkie is photographed by Alan Pryke standing before his painting titled `Self portrait in the Studio'. Open daily Photograph of Brett Whiteley also appears with this article. Jill Sykes, Look, 'McCulloch's Encyclopedia', pg. An astonishing exhibition. He won the international prize at the second Paris Biennale for Young Artists in 1961, and married his lovely muse, Wendy Julius, the following year. 87-118, Sydney, 1991, 115 (colour illus.). Discusses how alcohol opens up circus of the imagination which Whiteley feared he would not be able to reach otherwise. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald Prize. No other Australian artist had such a wild, woolly set of curls. Get the best deals on Brett Whiteley Art. Consider the gaze of Whiteley in each of these works. Warning: Smoking has been linked to some of the most powerful images of the twentieth century an MPRG exhibition. 28-29, Sydney, 09 Sep 1995, 28-29. 25 May - Opening of exhibition of color photography by William Eggleston at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lou Klepac, Affinities: Brett Whiteley & Lloyd Rees, 'Introduction', pg. 36. Barbara Konkolowicz, A different vision, Sydney, 1998. 6-7, Melbourne . While in London, Whiteley painted works in several different series: bathing, the zoo and the Christies. Email clairem@ag.nsw.gov.au. The exhibition includes 20 Whiteley works and traces the artist's life and career from his earliest painting Self Portrait at Sixteen, 1955 to just a few months before his death with Port Douglas, Far North Queensland 1992. 204-210. Whiteley became the youngest artist to be purchased by the Tate Gallery when it acquired his only two works at the time, Red . ), 23. from The New York Times: Clinton had borrowed from his proposals to make public colleges free. The Hotel Chelsea displayed several of Whiteley's paintings from the time he lived there, including Portrait of New York which was hung behind the reception desk.[7]. 239-240, Sydney, 2000, 256 (colour illus. Anne Ryan, Look, 'Drawn to the line', Sydney, Jan 2019-Feb 2019, 34 (colour illus.). Brett Whiteley AO (19391992), artist, displayed a brilliant talent for drawing as a Sydney schoolboy. This article analyses art prizes and their judges, and this year's entries in the Archibald, Sulman, and Wynn competition. ), Sue Williams, Daily telegraph mirror, 'Memories of Whiteley', subtitled 'Portrait of an artist', pg. Copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this website remains with the National Portrait Gallery and other copyright owners as specified. Richard Coleman., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Doctor's theory may help self portraits', Sydney, 03 Apr 1981, (illus.). 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. 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. Collage these images together to create a portrait to display in class. In 1976 he won both the Archibald Prize for portraiture and the Sulman Prize for genre painting and, the following year, the Wynne Prize for landscape. Whiteley appears as a character in the book Falling Towards England by Clive James under the name Dibbs Buckley. Lina Tesoriero and Helga Nilson, Aspects of Arts, Marrickville, 1993, 23 (colour illus.). The dominant impression is one of luxe, calme et volupt, in the manner of Henri Matisse, whose painting, The Red Studio (1911), was Whiteleys chief source of inspiration. I agree to terms and conditions. But at his best, Whiteley was brilliant and a major achievement of the film is that it focuses on this aspect of his art. ), 6-7. This painting won the Archibald Prize in 1976 and was acquired by the Gallery in 1977. Clem Lloyd and Peter Sekuless, Australia's national collections, Sydney, 1980, 261 (colour illus.). IMAGE CREDIT: Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Self portrait drawing calligraphically 1975. [4] He painted Woman in bath (1963)[5] as part of a series of works he was doing of bathroom pictures. Britt Larsson., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Whiteley's poser', Sydney, 10 Dec 1977, 16 (illus.). Joan Clemenger AO and Peter Clemenger AO, Melbourne, acquired from the above in April 1979. Brett Whiteley Self Portrait In The Studio Framed Print . Artists; A-Z Listing; Art movements; Schools and groups 'Brett Whiteley 1975. Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'Australian 20th Century art', pg. The second painting has a completely different tone. 21, Port Melbourne, 2005, 21 (colour illus.). From $32.10. Through the 1960s he exhibited around the world as well as in Australia before the family returned to live in Lavender Bay on Sydney Harbour. Are you being ignored or judged? Terry Ingram discusses current art market, and valuation of Whiteley's work. . He won all three prizes in 1978 (the first artist to do so) and the Wynne a third time in 1984. The original painting, done between 1972 and 1973 was composed of many different elements and on 18 wood panels 203cm 1615cm 9cm. 'Self Portrait in Studio' was created in 1976 by Brett Whiteley in Fauvism style. SELF-PORTRAIT, 1977 2), 'The Archibald Prize', pg. In 1989, he and Wendy, whom he had always credited as his 'muse', divorced. 45. While he was a teenager, he painted on weekends in the Central West of New South Wales and Canberra with such works as The soup kitchen (1958). 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. The work is an anthology of Whiteley motifs, including the view of Sydney Harbour from a window, a reclining nude, an armchair, and a piece of blue-and-white . [8] He took the van Gogh painting and stretched the lines of the room to a single vanishing point, creating an image which appears fast moving and extremely vibrant and dynamic. 20-21, Heidelberg, May 1997, 21 (colour illus.). 6-7, Sydney, 1981, 6, 25 (colour illus.). . fig.no. Brett Whiteley is photographed by Robert Walker at. from The New York Times: corner, white oil "1975 brett whiteley". He believed he had a gift he needed to share with everyone but couldnt escape his habitual self-centredness. Brett Whiteley, AO was an Australian artist. The Melbourne Argus, Saturday 21 January 1956 reported; 'South Australian artist, Ivor Hele today won the 1955 500 Archibald Prize for the fourth time, and the third year in succession. 1976 Self Portrait in the Studio 1978 Art, Life and the other thing Wynne Prize 1977 The . '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. Wendy Owen., Age, 'Archibald and Sulman prizes scooped by Sydney artist; Whiteley wins the big double', Melbourne, 22 Jan 1977, 2 (illus.). 15 Jun 1992. 15-41, London, 1995, 35-36, 145 (colour illus. Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Ken Done: The Art of Design, Sydney, 1994, 32 (illus.). signed and inscribed with title lower right brett whiteley / self-portrait after a haircut at 36, 100 x 75 . Photograph of Whiteley's 'Self Portrait in the Studio' is taken "stored in the bowels of the Art Gallery of NSW", by Bruce Miller. 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. One includes Australian artists John Olsen, and John Coburn examining Whiteley's Archibald prize-winning entry. ), 231. plate no. Sandra McGrath, Brett Whiteley, Detail of 'Self Portrait in the Studio' on cover page of book, Pymble, 1992, cover (colour illus.). This website comprises and contains copyrighted materials and works. 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. The room is a veritable salon hang of the artists sculptures and drawings. Geraldine Pascall., The Australian, 'All the makings of a lovely brawl', Sydney, 21 Jan 1977, (illus.). 272-275, Port Melbourne, 2010, 3 (colour illus. Throughout his career, Whiteley would return again and again to the self-portrait, as a form of self-examination and self-dramatisation. In 2007 his painting The Olgas for Ernest Giles was sold by Menzies for an Australian record of A$3.5million. ), 16 (colour illus.). Geraldine Pascall., The Australian, 'Whiteley's arts double; Judges' daring matches entries', Sydney, 22 Jan 1977, (illus.). We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people. His expression is completely blank, as if he wanted only to pause and take stock of himself. It has been regarded as a self-portrait, a giant outpouring of energy and ideas brought forth over a long period of time. [17], On 15 June 1992, aged 53, he was found dead from opiate overdose in a motel room in Thirroul, north of Wollongong. Richard Wherrett, Sydney Theatre Company Limited Ninth Annual Report 1987, Sydney, 1987, front cover (colour illus.). 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'. The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. Birds and heroes people Brett Whiteley's art. The exhibition includes nine phases of Whiteley's art: Early Works, Abstraction, Bathroom Series, Christie and London Zoo Series, Lavender Bay, Portraits .