Art enthusiasts will anticipate the works of one of Australia’s most famous artists, Brett Whiteley, as they arrive in Logan imminently.
The exhibition – Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio – will open at the Logan Art Gallery in July.
The free exhibition will feature his works across various media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage, ceramics and sketchbooks.
It also includes rarely seen photographs depicting Whiteley at work, and sometimes at play, in studios in London, New York and Sydney.
A playlist of songs from Whiteley’s vinyl record collection will accompany the exhibition.
Logan is one of only four regional galleries across the country to exhibit the pieces.
Former mayor Darren Power last week said he was particularly excited about this exhibition.
“This is a real achievement for Logan Art Gallery,” he said.
“This free exhibition offers not only an Archibald Prize-winning painting and other well-known works, but it also provides an insight into Brett Whiteley’s life and creative legacy.”
Mr Whiteley was a multiple winner of the three premier art prizes in Australia – the Archibald Prize (1976, 1978), the Sir John Sulman Prize (1976, 1978) and the Wynne Prize (1977, 1978 and 1984).
He died in 1992 at the age of 53.
The Logan Art Gallery exhibition will feature some of Whiteley’s lesser known, earlier artworks from the 1960s, as well as pieces from his final series, Paris ‘Regard de Côté’.
Curator of the Brett Whiteley Studio at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Nick Yelverton said this new touring exhibition offered audiences insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s most gifted and revered artists.
“Whiteley is one of the most instantly recognisable names in Australian art,” Mr Yelverton said.
“This exhibition brings together some standout works as well as some lesser-known gems to give viewers a real sense of an artist at work.
“Featuring important artworks from the collections of both the Brett Whiteley Studio and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this is a rare chance for interstate audiences to experience the work of Whiteley that they may have never seen before.”
