Abstract expressionism, remains a viable and compelling art form. Despite the development and proliferation of styles and attitudes in recent years, many of the foremost early abstract expressionists have maintained this form of painting as a relevant means of expression and communication. The continuing interest in abstract expressionism is particularly noticeable amongst painting students in art schools where. at least for a period, they become involved in the exploration of the very substance of painting: the paint itself.
This exhibition represents the work of those artists who, considered avant garde at the time, established abstract expressionism in Australia.
Artists:
Tony Tuckson
Robert Knippel
Row Lambert
Ralph Balson
Peter Upward
Charleo Reddington
Leonard Hessing
Carl Plate
Hector Gilliland
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Curated by Peter Pinson
Images: Cover: Peter Upward "January Seventh" 1961