Publications
The following books and catalogues can be purchased from Olsen Irwin . Please click here for an order form or telephone or
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Paul Ryan Happy Days On The Leisure Coast
26 February – 29 March
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Publications
“Paul Davies”
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Price A$ 15.00+p&h; |
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A 60 page full colour catalogue accompanying a exhibition by the same name, 24 March – 11 April 2010
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“Luke Sciberras”
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Price A$ $20 |
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These are exciting works of great skill that wonderfully capture his love of this extraordinary landscape with its wild beauty and its inherent dangers. – Richard Perram, Director, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
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“Michael Johnson”
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Price A$ 110 (inc) |
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This beautifully produced book gives us for the first time the
opportunity to appreciate the full extent of the artist's achievement
over four decades and enter more deeply the motivation and ideas behind
his work and the style that remains a major force of contemporary
Australian painting.
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“Rhys Lee”
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Price A$ 350 + p&h; |
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300 page full colour limited edition (100) monograph with original artwork featuring essays by Ashley Crawford, Edward Colless and Hannah Mathews
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“Ann Thomson”
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Price A$ 350+p&h; |
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Described by Edmund Capon as 'one of the most interesting and intuitive
artists in Australia today', Ann Thomson has had a painting career rich
in experiment and invention.
This Ann Thomson monograph was published by the gallery, written by Anna Johnson and
with contributions by novelist David Malouf, curator and critic Terence
Maloon and French gallerist Stephane Jacob.
This special deluxe edition includes a limited edition etching by Ann Thomson.
“Culinaria”
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Price A$ 30.00 |
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A Collection of John Olsen’s Favourite Dishes
Recipes in Collaboration with Andy Harris
50 page full colour catalogue accompanying the exhibition of the same name, 3 – 21 March 2010.
$30.00 including postage
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“Teeming with Life”
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Price A$ 120.00 |
To say that it is John Olsen's year is beyond dispute. He walked
away comfortably with this year's Archibald Prize with barely a
hint of the usual animosity and controversy, with most commentators
agreeing that regardless of the old man's prestige, it was a
winning work all the way. That was closely followed by a
brilliantly curated survey exhibition at the Tarrawarra Museum of
Modern Art, still on show and well worth the journey to
Healesville.
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“John Olsen”
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Price A$ 120.00 |
At 80 John Olsen is widely acknowledged as the grand old man of current Australian art. Yet, writing as someone who has reviewed art over the years in 20 different countries, I cannot help regretting that John's art is still so little known outside this country. Not only does this deprive the artist of the kind of international recognition he deserves but it also deprives a potential world-wide audience of a truly rich and life-enhancing experience.
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“John Olsen”
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Price A$ 75.00 |
John Olsen is recognised nationally and internationally as one of Australia's most significant and accomplished artsts. in this major publication on Olsen's art and life, Deborah Hart comprehensively surveys his development from his early work to the present, revealing this artist's extraordinary versatility and breath of creative vision.
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“Drawn From Life – John Olsen”
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Price A$ 60.00 |
In 1957 a Sydney businessman who recognised the immense talent of the young John Olsen paid him to go to Majorca and paint. The businessman sold most of the paintings for a profit and Olsen was transformed by the influences of European art and the Mediterranean.
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“STUDIO”
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Price A$ 80.00 |
For an artist, the studio is the engine room of his or her creativity. It is both playground and prison cell, the place where long, long days are spent wrestling with the Muse. For the public the artist’s studio is a mysterious and magical place where an infinite diversity of images are brought to life. STUDIO: Australian Painters on the Nature of Creativity showcases 61 important painters working in their studio environment.
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