Guy Warren
At the age of 94, artist Guy Warren still paints and draws several days a week. Interviewed in his Leichhardt studio, the Archibald winning painter reflects on a 75 year career.
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Guy Warren New Paintings
LATELINE: John Olsen returns to his hometown, Newcastle
Now at the age of 88, John Olsen has gone home. Arguably Australia's most successful living artist, he is back in the city of Newcastle where he grew up during the Depression. To honour the memories of his early life, he is about to embark on one of his most significant works. It is set to rival his acclaimed 'Salute To Five Bells' mural at the Sydney Opera House.
Philippa McDonald joined John Olsen on his nostalgic return to the Hunter.
Chris Langlois - Points in Time
The work of contemporary landscape artist Chris Langlois is being celebrated with a major touring survey ‘Points in Time‘. The exhibition was developed by Gippsland Art Gallery and Manly Art Gallery and Museum and will tour 6 of Australia’s best regional galleries in 2013 and 2014. In this documentary, filmed for the exhibition, Langlois shares his thoughts on his work and the exhibition – giving insight into his concepts, working process and studio.
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John Olsen - King Sun 7:30
"At 85 years young, John Olsen may have created one of his most monumental paintings in a physically-demanding project, complete with dramatic health scare, that has re-energised him." - 7:30, ABC
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The Sky Still Breaks
The Sydney based painter is well known for his subject matter surrounding modern day masculinity. Using oils as if they were delicate watercolours, this new body of work emerged from a chance encounter with a scuba diver hunting for discarded longnecks that litter Sydney Harbour.
Director Roma D'Arrietta's promo, shot in the artist's studio, responds to Meagher's interest in the Australian male psyche's position in the shadow of the bottle.
Noah Taylor 'New Works' Exhibition Opening, June 2014
Claudia Karvan opened Noah Taylor's exhibition of new works at Olsen Irwin Works on Paper, Small Paintings and Sculpture on Saturday 7 June 2014.
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Noah Taylor New Works
The King Sun: John Olsen, ABC
In March 2013, John Olsen, one of Australia’s greatest living artists,
embarked on the second largest mural of his career. He was 85 years old.
In The King Sun,
director Tony Williams and producer Anna Hewgill follow the progress of
John Olsen’s mural from the arrival of the 8 blank panels to the
transportation, delivery and installation of the giant painting in the
Collins Square development in Melbourne.
The film is a record of a
great Australian at work on possibly his final mural. It’s also an
uplifting exploration of a life in art, and a reflection on mortality,
optimism and happiness.
The filmmakers take us inside Olsen’s
Southern Highland home where Olsen opens up about the eastern
philosophies and techniques that have guided his practice, and we hear
from Olsen’s wife, son and daughter. John Olsen is in the autumn of his
life and in The King Sun he reflects on what he was like as a
younger man. We flash back to archival footage of John as a young,
vigorous and driven artist working on Salute to Five Bells, and winning the Archibald. And we see how much he has mellowed with time.
- ABC1
The King Sun: John Olsen screened Tuesday 17 June at 10pm on ABC1.
Sophie Cape in conversation with Richard Morecroft, July 2014
Sophie Cape in conversation with broadcaster Richard Morecroft discussing the exhibition 'Shadows of White - From Shaolin to Everest'.
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ABC '7.30 Report' featuring Jo Bertini
As flooding rains top up rivers running through the arid heart of the continent all the way to Lake Eyre tourists are flocking to witness the rare occurrence. Artist Jo Bertini recounts her experiences with a landscape that constantly inspires and excites.
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Noah Taylor - Artist Encounters
Noah Taylor gives an indepth look into his inspirations and his imagination behind his highly successful exhibition in 2013
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Olsen Irwin Video - Paul Davies "Flattening Sublime" exhibition drawings slideshow
“The studio was a 10-minute walk from Notre Dame so every morning I would get up, get a coffee and walk over to Notre Dame and sketch, or sketch in the street. It was such a fantastic experience."
Paul Davies discussing the sketches in his latest show in Lisa Carapiet-Fanous' article, 'Life, captured' (Australian Financial Review, June 7, 2013
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Paul Davies Flattening Sublime
Polychromatism. The Art of Stephen Ormandy
“Polychromatism. The art of Stephen Ormandy” directed by Mario Sanasi
takes us into Stephen Ormandy’s studio and gives us direct insight into
his work, process and techniques.
Photographic collages form the basis for many of Ormandy’s works – “I
cut shapes from coloured pieces of paper – I arrange them looking for
rhythms of tone, colour, form. I then photograph it and move on and I
can work very quickly and it allows me to take a lot of photographs in a
very intense period of time”. Similarly his sculpture also stems from
the notion of collage. Ormamdy’s sculptures are essentially 3D collages
formed from an “alphabet of shapes”.
Discussing what it is to be an artist, Ormandy says, “To be able to
self edit and be self critical is crucial [...] You have to be your
worst critic – it’s really important.”
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Stephen Ormandy Polychromatism
Nic Fiddian-Green New Works 2013
Nic Fiddian-Green ‘s current exhibition at Olsen Irwin has been captured in a stunning film by director Robert Scott. Scott was so taken with the exhibition, he was even inspired to compose a piece of music for the film, which ” I hope reflects the power and fragility of these beautiful works.” – Robert Scott.
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Nic Fiddian-Green New Works
An Interview with Michael Johnson
Internationally recognised abstract painter talks to Tim Olsen about the inspiration and the unique language employed in his recent work. Includes archival footage of Johnson experimenting with pigments in the landscape and rare glimpses into his Sydney studio.
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Michael Johnson New Paintings 2009
Sunday with Andrew Taylor
US based Australian artist Andrew Taylor talks to Chanel Nine's 'Sunday' program about his exhibition 'Inside/ Outside', his first show with the Tim Olsen Gallery in 2007. Esteemed curator Nick Waterlow and gallery owner Tim Olsen discuss the Eastern sensibility inherent in his painting. Taylor also explains his motivation to evoke stillness in his artmaking in a rapidly moving world where digital images flood our vision.
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Andrew Tayor Inside/Outside
Tim Olsen at Coco Republic on Collecting Art
Tim Olsen talks in Coco Republic's popular lecture series on collecting art. Olsen provides some great insights into forming a collection, what to look for and some traps to avoid.
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Arts Sunday with Guy Maestri
2009 Archibald Prize winner, Guy Maestri talk to ABC1 Sunday Arts. An intimate discussion of his work and process from within his studio. Examines his early aspirations, the Archibald win, and the direction his work is taking. Includes interviews the artist's father and fellow studio artist, Celia Gullett.
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Guy Maestri Google Earth 2009
Art Nation, featuring John Olsen and the exhibition Culinaria with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein
This Art Nation episode features John Olsen and the exhibition Culinaria with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein. John Olsen discusses his theories on painting food, as his memories of travel and cooking melt together to celebrate food, art and good company. Rick Stein comments on the exhibition, whilst Jamie Oliver get's involved with cooking up a feast for a delighted artistic audience.
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John Olsen Culinaria - The Cuisine of the Sun
Tim Olsen on John Olsen 'Culinaria'
We are blessed with the deliciously tasty Culinaria - The Cuisine of the Sun. An explosive feast that celebrates life and the human experience. Tim Olsen reflects on John Olsen's latest exhibition.
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John Olsen Culinaria - The Cuisine of the Sun
John Olsen relives love of Lake Eyre, ABC 7.30 Report
John Olsen, Australia's greatest living painter talks to the ABC 7.30 report about his latest body of work Lake Eyre - The Desert Sea, Ruminations on a Empty Landscape. This latest collection of watercolours, a very personal reflection of an ever-changing landscape that Olsen has visited since the 1970's, depicts the results of the recent flooding to the area and the new life that follows. This episode features interviews John Olsen, his gallerist-son Tim Olsen, grandson James and two young artists Luke Sciberras and Guy Maestri fly across the Lake as well as an interview by Edmund Capon, Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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JOHN OLSEN: Lake Eyre Ruminations on an Empty Landscape