Title

New wave [1].

Venues

Port Jackson Press [Gallery] (7 November 2001 – 28 November 2001)

Date

(2001)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Prints.

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Five outstanding printmakers are represented in this survey exhibition. The common link between these artists is technical mastery and creative use of the traditional mediums of etching and lithography. All are represented in state, national and international collections and collectively have won numerous prizes and awards.

 Each artist has a distinctive style of his own. The precise etchings of Chris Denton encapsulate his reverence for nature and the almost mathematical beauty of vegetation. He has exhibited widely in Asia, Europe and the USA  and won numerous awards  for printmaking both in Australia and overseas.

John Neeson’s abstract works have found their way into prestigious collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Victoria and Albert Museum London and the National Gallery of Australia  .His works follow John’s own personal and emotional journey through life. The artist quotes Eugene Ionesco “ To renew one’s idiom or one’s language is to renew one’s conception or one’s vision of the world. A revolution is a change of mentality. Any new artistic expression enriches us by answering some spiritual need and broadens the frontiers of known reality”.

The images of Geoffrey Ricardo are well known for their black humor and satire . For this exhibition Geoff presents some playful references to the Olympic Games whilst Graeme Peebles produces technically brilliant works suffused with a dark and brooding atmosphere. Both of these artists are represented in significant collections including The National Gallery of Australia.

Martin King, a master printer for many of Australia’s leading artists is himself a superb artist harnessing his considerable skills to create delicate abstract landscape works. Many of his images are contemplations on aerial perspectives of the Australian continent. He is represented in the British Museum London and  the National Gallery of Australia amongst many important collections. [PJP media].