Ken Whisson

Name: Ken Whisson
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SKU: 9780522880090
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Painting and Drawing

By Quentin Sprague

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Ken Whisson by Quentin Sprague delves into the artistic journey of Ken Whisson, a celebrated Australian painter known for his distinctive style and visionary approach. The book explores Whisson's development as an artist, examining his inspirations, techniques, and the cultural contexts that have shaped his work. It offers readers an insightful view into both Whisson's personal story and the broader landscape of post-war Australian art.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in modern art and wish to explore the life and work of one of Australia's prominent contemporary artists. It offers an insightful examination of the artist's unique style and contributions to the art world, enriched by detailed illustrations and a thoughtful narrative.

Ken Whisson

Presents the first comprehensive study of Ken Whisson’s life and work. Richly illustrated, including over 300 plates, and drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, this book covers the artist’s early decades in Melbourne, his long residence in the Italian city of Perugia, and his return to Australia in 2014.

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A richly illustrated study of Australian modernist painter Ken Whisson's life and work.

Ken Whisson (1927-2022) was one of Australia's foremost artists, widely acclaimed for an unwaveringly idiosyncratic practice that charted a singular course through seven decades of modern and contemporary Australian painting. Celebrated in his lifetime with the 2012 retrospective exhibition, Ken Whisson – As If, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Ken Whisson – Painting & Drawing presents the first comprehensive study of Whisson's life and work.

Richly illustrated, including over 300 plates, and drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, it covers the artist's early decades in Melbourne, his long residence in the Italian city of Perugia, and his return to Australia in 2014. The picture that emerges is of an artist driven by the vagaries of memory and an enduring belief in creative intuition—a combination that resulted in one of the most original bodies of work in Australian art.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780522880090

Publisher: Melbourne University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 November 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Miegunyah Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 55.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 312.0mm

Weight: 3300g

Pages: 527

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About the Author

Quentin Sprague is a writer based on Australia's southeast coast, on Wadawurrung country. His essays and criticism have regularly appeared in The Monthly, as well as in The Australian, Art & Australia, and Discipline, and in artist monographs and exhibition catalogues published by (among others) The National Gallery of Victoria, The Monash University Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and the University of Western Australia Press. He has worked variously as a curator, academic, art coordinator and artist. His first book, The Stranger Artist, won the 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for nonfiction.

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