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PERCY WATSON
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1919-1995 |
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‘I always sought new methods of painting, both
technically and aesthetically. This may seem to
have resulted in many different styles. Seen in
retrospect though, there seems to be a fairly
direct course (with a few byways) from the early
pictures done directly from the subject to a
greater interest in light and colour than to a
design and form conscious type of painting. |
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Pursuit along these lines naturally led to
greater interest in the language of visual art
and less to the observed subject and eventually
the bigger step of non-figurative painting.
Virtually all paintings done since 1951 have not
been evoked by any observed or imagined physical
subject. They aim instead at the rhythmic and/or
proportional use of tones, shapes and colours
only, to give a satisfying and interesting
result.’ |
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B.
Melbourne 1919 d. Melbourne 1995 |
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Painter, printmaker and industrial designer |
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Studied |
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Swinburne Tech 1935-38 |
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George Bell School 1945-46 |
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RMIT
1953 |
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Represented |
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National Gallery of Australia Canberra |
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National Gallery of Victoria |
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Castlemaine Regional Art Gallery |
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Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery |
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● For complete CV please email Gallery with
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