Leslie Van Der Sluys was a painter and printmaker from Australia. Leslie Van Der Sluys was born in Melbourne, Australia in the year 1939.
The artist attended Melbourne State College and University of Melbourne.
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As a painter the artist was renown for his landscapes. When he created prints he often dealt with birds and wildlife.
Leslie Van Der Sluys passed away in 2010.
My favorite aspect about this artist was his ability to create interesting patterns in leaves and feathers. He also used a great deal of the color black in his leaves. I really enjoy the dark vs. light shapes in his work.
Janet Golder Kngwarreye is a contemporary painter from Australia. Janet Kngwarreye was born in the year 1973.
The artist has artistic genes on both sides of her family. Both of the artist’s grandmothers are highly renown painters.
Kngwarreye began painting in 1987.
Below some images of the artist and some of her works:
The artist paints things often found in her culture including plants found in nature used for medicinal purposes. She also tells stories about her culture and its use of ceremonial body paint.
Price range information: Works range from $300 Australian Dollars to $3,000 Australian Dollars.
Kngwarreye often paints with acrylics on linen.
Below a painting by the artist from 2015 is examined in close detail:
Janet Golder Kngwarreye has a fantastic eye for design and use of color. Her style reminds me of the Swedish painter Hilma af Klint. Both artists created abstract and botanical based works with colorful palettes.
Hazel Dooney is a contemporary painter renown for her sexy images of women. Hazel Dooney was born in Australia in the year 1978.
Dooney attended the University of Queensland for six months before dropping out and pursuing her artistic career. She left the gallery system behind and instead became an artist 2.0. She mastered the art of publishing on the web and using social media to get the word out.
In addition to painting the artist is an fantastic photographer and sculptor.
The artist is based out of Sydney, Australia.
Dooney has dual passports, British and Australian.
The artist often paints with enamel. She often paints her characters from unusual angles that give the appearance of “perfection” to the viewer.
In this clip we see the artist capturing images of beautiful women:
Price range information: The artist works with gouache, enamel, watercolor, and acrylics. Works range from $5,000 to $30,000.
Hazel Dooney is a very creative artist when it comes to working with the female face and figure. Her works reminds me of the British painter Natasha Law. Both artists capture the beauty and elegant curves of the female form with a great modernist eye.
Below is a link to my article about British painter Natasha Law. She’s the sister of actor Jude Law:
Paddy Bedford was an Australian Aboriginal painter. Paddy Bedford was born in Bedford Downs, East Kimberly, Western Australia in the year 1922.
Bedford lived during a time when indigenous people had few rights and were often paid in rations.
The artist’s nickname was GooWoomji.
Bedford was given a retrospective show at the Museum of Contemporary Art located in Sydney, Australia in 2006-07.
Price range information: Prices range from $10,000 to $220,000 U.S.D.
Bedford often painted with natural pigments with an acrylic binder on wood or linen. He also worked with oils, gouache, and printmaking.
Below we view some works by the artist going on the auction block:
The artist passed away in 2007.
Bedford was inspired to paint by another Aboriginal artist named Rover Thomas.
Paddy Bedford a great eye for design. He did a great job of creating organic shapes. His designs were very contemporary and his work reminds me of Piet Mondrian.
Dorrit Black was a graphic designer, painter, and printmaker from Australia. Dorrit Black was born in Adelaide, Australia in the year 1891. Black was renown for being one of few women involved in the field of graphic design.
The artist received an excellent art education beginning with the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts. Black also attended the Julian Ashton Art School. She also attended the Grosvenor School of Art in London where she became interested in the modernist approach to design. Black also studied at Andrew L’Hote’s academy in Paris, France.
Black is associated with the Modernist style of design.
Price range information: Black painted in oils, watercolors, and gouache. She is best known for her linocut prints. Prices range from $5,000 to $100,000 U.S. Dollars.
Dorrit Black passed away in 1951 in a car accident. She was 59 years of old.
In this clip a montage of works by Dorrit Black:
Works by the artist can be found in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Dorrit Black is an often overlooked artist when it comes to the great Australian Modernists. She had an excellent sense of design. Her work reminds me of contemporary illustrator who has worked with Disney Studios for many years, Lorelay Bove.
Sidney Nolan was an Australian painter with a Surrealist style. Sidney Nolan was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia in the year 1917.
The artist often drew inspiration from artwork of children and modernist paintings.
Nolan served his country briefly in World War 2 before going away without leave.
Below a brief interview with the artist during the later years of his life:
Sir Sidney Nolan inspired many other painters to follow in his footsteps including the great Howard Arkley.
At the age of 16 the artist began work in a hat store. This job helped him learn display and graphic design ideas.
Nolan took night classes at the National Gallery of Victoria School.
Below many works of the series Ned Kelly done by Sir Sidney Nolan. Ned Kelly was a famous outlaw and Nolan painted 27 works in the series. One piece was purchased for more than 5 million dollars:
The artist enjoyed traveling. He visited much of Europe, Antarctica, Africa, and China.
Sidney Nolan passed away in 1992. He was 75 years of age.
The artist was made a member of the Royal Academy of Art in London, England. Works by Sidney Nolan can be found in the permanent collections of the Tate Museum of England and the National Gallery of Australia.
Sidney Nolan’s work is very interesting for his sense of design. He often made the subject matter in his paintings jump out from the background either by clever figure placement or intriguing details such as clothing. Nolan provided inspiration for many of Australia’s best visual artists.
Anthony Lister is a contemporary street artist and Pop artist from Australia. Anthony Lister was born in Melbourne, Australia in the year 1979.
Lister earned a B.F.A. from the Queensland College of Art located in Brisbane.
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In this clip an interview with Anthony Lister talking about his style of art. Many works shown:
Lister is sometimes called the “Banksy” of Australia. Many people regard him as the founder of the street art movement in Australia. The artist began creating street art when he was 17 years of age.
When painting the artist uses a wide variety of mediums including charcoal, acrylics, spray paint, and oils.
Anthony Lister will soon face charges for some previously created street art. More information on those charges below:
Lister is now based out of Sydney, Australia.
The artist has been very successful in the field of commercial art working such internationally known brands Hermes, Vogue Australia, and Samsung.
Anthony Lister is a great example of contemporary figure art. I find his work with the human body similar to that of painter Alex Powers. Both artists do a great job at capturing the emotional content of the subject.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa is a world renown Aboriginal artist from Australia. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was born in Tjiturrunya, Australia in the year 1943.
The artist grew up in Papunya. Papunya was a government experiment of forced assimilation that forced many tribes to share common land.
Price range information: The artist works in acrylics. Prices range from $5,000 to $50,000. The artist paints with acrylics.
In this clip we watch the artist in action:
The artist is based out of Kintore, Australia. A remote settlement in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is mostly an abandoned town of around 500 people. The town flourished during a gold rush that took place in the 1890’s.
I enjoy the abstracted landscapes of Ronnie Tjampitjinpa. His style reminds me of seeing the patterns of plants from an aerial view. His works that incorporate the figure alongside the landscape patterns are very intriguing.
In this clip we view a timelapse of Frost at work. This work is acrylic and enamel paint:
Ben Frost’s work is a combination of great graphic design and humor. The artist seems to push the viewer to feel that the pill industry is no different than the smoking industry was decades ago.
The smoking industry used to have internationally renown symbols such as Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man. Frost incorporates modern characters and large company symbols as a genius way to drum up even more business for the drug companies.
Sofles is an internationally renown street artist from Australia. Sofles often incorporates text and comic book heroes in his work. The artist was born in the year 1983.
Sofles began experimenting with graffiti in the year 2000. The artist enjoys the challenge of someone always creating something better than what you have created.
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Sofles enjoys listening to hip hop music when he works.
Below Sofles creates a work of art for the Brisbane Street Art Festival of 2017:
The artist’s government name is Russell Orrie Fenn.
In this clip we view Sofles at work via time lapse creating a mural of a beautiful woman:
Sofles is based out of Brisbane, Australia.
Sofles’ work has a modernist feel to it. His works created in black and white have many interesting repeating patterns and shapes. Sofles’ use of color schemes also helps to make his work stand out amongst his peers.