Tim Olsen takes the leap into the cut-throat New York art world
Sydney Morning HeraldAndrew Hornery
27 January 2017
Sydney art dealer Tim Olsen is about to open the doors on one of his most ambitious projects yet: his own gallery in the thick of New York's cut-throat contemporary art gallery scene.
Located on Elizabeth Street in Soho's established gallery enclave, Olsen told PS he was confident the move would be a success, with a long list of Australian and international artists set to grace its walls.
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Artist John Olsen celebrates 89th birthday at Newcastle Art Gallery
Newcastle HeraldSam Rigney
22 January 2017
ABOUT a year ago, iconic Australian artist John Olsen agreed to create an iconic painting that would capture the essence of his birthplace.
It was a deeply personal work, a reflection on his beginnings.
Unfortunately, illness meant he couldn’t be there when the exhibition opened in November last year.
But on Saturday at Newcastle Art Gallery – just a short distance from his childhood home – Olsen got to share a piece of that work, a slice of the Hunter, with hundreds of other art lovers.
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Step inside the world of extraordinary bird photographer Leila Jeffreys
The Sydney Morning HeraldMark Dapin
7 January 2017
The Herald's photographer Peter Rae is thrilled to meet my lunch date, Leila Jeffreys.
"This is great," he gushes. "I've seen your work for ages and ages. I want to stand here and just go 'Wow', it's so gorgeous'."
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A great Australian artist John Olsen
John Olsen, is a lover of many things: people, food, literature, and the
natural world. Above all, Olsen is a lover of art and life. Listen in
as Olsen tells stories of his life, work and an enduring passion for
capturing the spirit of the Australian landscape.
Related exhibition:
The You Beaut Country, National Gallery of Victoria
John Olsen: The You Beaut Country offers an unparalleled opportunity to examine Olsen?s consummate place in Australian art history. His You beaut country series, which followed his return to Australia in 1960 after three years travelling in Europe, began what would be a lifelong interest in representing the landscape and Australian identity. These works are presented alongside his more recent paintings, prints and watercolours, including those inspired by the filling of Lake Eyre. The exhibition reveals an artist who at 88 years of age has lost none of his passion for his subject matter, nor his creative vitality and retains a unique ability to capture the spirit of the Australian landscape.
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Bleached: Laura Jones
The GuardianMichael Slezak
30 December 2016
The artist says her undeniably sad portraits of bleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef are about resilience: ‘It’s not a fragile delicate flower … it’s so important to be optimistic and do what we can to protect it’
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Laura Jones Bleached
The Metaphysical erotic art of Alphachannelling
Juztapoz.comNovember 2016
Alphachanneling is a Swiss-born American artist based out of Oakland, California whose erotic artwork is a testament to the metaphysical plane of sexuality, exploring the more unseen facets of sex rather than the physical. He refers to his own artwork as a "devotional prayer to the feminine principal."
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Alphachanneling (Summer Show)
SON OF THE BRUSH
Vogue AustraliaTim Olsen
October 2016
John Olsen is one of Australia's greatest living artists. Here, his son, gallerist Tim Olsen, who helped curate a new retrospective, reflects on his bohemian childhood and gives a rare insight into his father's powerful ability and influence
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John Olsen retrospective: Brimming with life and love
The Sydney Morning HeraldHannah Francis
14 September 2016
If painting is dead, as some art critics say, nobody told John Olsen. "I'd like to know the time of death," he says with the brightest of glints in his eye. "I'm alive. So painting isn't dead."
At 88 years old and widely considered Australia's greatest living painter, Olsen is about to launch his largest ever retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria.
The Sun King
The Weekend AustralianAshleigh Wilson
10 - 11 September 2016
John Olsen's second major retrospective, 25 years after the first, is a landmark for our greatest living artist
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John Olsen: at home with the Australian artist
The Sydney Morning HeraldAmanda Hooton
3 September 2016
Over lunch at his home in the NSW southern highlands, John Olsen shares with Amanda Hooton a lifetime of insights into landscape, poetry and painting.
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How gallery owner Tim Olsen found out who he really was
The Australian Financial ReviewSally Patten
27 August 2016
I had hoped that by asking Tim Olsen to have Lunch with the AFR, we might discuss the state of the contemporary art market, the amusing and less amusing side of life as an art dealer and growing up as the son of one of Australia's most successful painters.
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German Expressionist Prints: haunting images of war and decay
The AustralianChristopher Allen
11 August 2016
One of the best exhibitions in Sydney at the moment is to be found not in the big museums but at the Olsen/Irwin Gallery in a quiet street in Woollahra. It is the work of Rex Irwin and reminds us of the loss his imminent retirement will represent: apart from anything else, he has been one of the only Sydney dealers with the expertise and contacts to present fine prints and drawings from the baroque to the modernist periods....
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Mrs V Interviews James McGrath
The Style of Mrs VScarlett Vespa
26 May 2016
Scarlett Zola Vespa from The Style of Mrs V interviews Artist James McGrath about his art, his latest show at the Olsen Irwin Gallery and bringing family and art together
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LA Story
Vogue AustraliaSophie Tedmanson
May 2016
Blue skies ans bold colour evoke the brighter side of LA in the latest body of work by photographer George Byrne, who proves his gift for capturing beauty in the banal
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The quiet achiever
Vogue AustraliaSophie Tedmanson
May 2016
Meet the artist whose work crosses the lines between architecture and nature, painting and photography...
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Guy Warren show revisits his Archibald win, war service and childhood
The AustralianScott Bevan
2 April 2016
Guy Warren is adamant. He wants us to paddle a canoe in Sydney’s Middle Harbour. We’ve been talking about it for months. The cautious in me had suggested we hire a boat. After all, he is on the cusp of turning 95. The adventurous in Warren insists on the canoe. He quotes his friend, fellow artist and the subject of his 1985 Archibald Prize-winning portrait, Bert Flugelman: “If in doubt, jump!” ...
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Guy Warren at 95: Genesis of an artist
Artist ProfileSteve Lopes
30 March 2016
Guy Warren has inspired many other artists with his inventive and curious approach to the landscape and human form. An Archibald Prize winner, educator and respected painter, his contribution to Australia’s visual culture has been enormous. At 95, Guy Warren is about to have a much awaited special focus survey curated by Barry Pearce.
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Andrew Taylor - Layers of Truth
Vogue Living AustraliaAnnemarie Kiely
March 2016
Artist Andrew Taylor sheds new light on his complex approach to life and the modern world's perception of the creative process...
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Meet The Erotic Artist Bringing Psychedelic Sex To Instagram
Huffingtonpost.com.auPriscilla Frank
March 2016
A Bay Area artist who goes by the name of Alphachanneling has
transformed his Instagram feed into a lush erotic jungle, teeming with
vines, petals, bodies, leaves, flesh, and other all natural pleasures.
I've
been following Alphachanneling for a while now. I love to get lost in
the psychedelic wilds where bodies go to play and touch and engage in
extreme, sometimes divine, pleasure. Until recently, I assumed the
artist was a woman, probably due to the softness of the images, the way
they buzz with goddess magic.
Related exhibition
Alphachanneling (Summer Show)
Artist-turned cult Instagrammer on how to capture LA in a square
Vogue AustraliaSophie Tedmanson
10 February 2016
George Byrne is a photographer, singer and celebrity sibling (his sister is the actress Rose), who has gained a cult following on Instagram for his starkly stunning photos of Los Angeles. He has returned to Sydney for his first solo exhibition – ‘Local Division’ at Olsen Irwin gallery, which opens today. Here, George explains the art of capturing LA in a square...
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