OLSEN Gallery is pleased to present Colour and Form:Works from the Estate of Robert Klippel at Sydney Contemporary 7 - 10 September 2017. Andrew Klippel (son of Robert) and Tim Olsen speak of the upcoming show in the recently published article,? The artistic impulse of one of Australia's greatest artists, by Linda Morris, in the Sydney Morning Herald. Like the sons?of many artists, Andrew?Klippel?grew up knowing he was second in his father's affections to the creative impulse. Robert is regarded as Australia's?pre-eminent sculptor of the 20th century, having?exhibited with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst,?Fernand?Leger,?Rene?Magritte and?Lucian Freud.?In?New York?he walked among the giants of the contemporary art scene as a member of the 10th?Avenue?Club, an?artist group founded by?Willem?de Kooning?and Jackson Pollock. 
"Metal and junk, that's what the house smelled of,"?Klippel?recalls.?"It?hadn't been?cleaned?in 40 years, he wouldn't allow anyone to clean it; there was a guy who would come in to mop the floor?once every six months. "The house had?25?rooms, each one of those dedicated to something.?You?had your plastic room, the plaster room, the metal rooms ??plural, paper rooms, cardboard rooms, wax rooms."? To read the full article please click here.
