| Description |
383 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Caroline Field -- On the way / Nicholas Jose -- Thirty years 1953-1982 / Stewart MacFarlane -- Early work -- Childhood and youth -- Couples -- The scene and the single figure -- Nudes -- Scenes -- Groups -- Self-portraits -- Anxious nights / Timothy Morrell |
| Summary |
"Who are these people populating the canvasses of Australian artist Stewart MacFarlane? Across four decades, MacFarlane has recruited friends, strangers and other artists to act as protagonists in his staged dramas. His paintings glow with saturated colour, often theatrically lit, highlighting the anxieties lurking beneath the patina of our apparently techno-comfortable contemporary urban life. Narrative is eerily implied. These people want something, and their desire leaches from the canvas. MacFarlane's dramatic style forcefully displays the narrative possibilities of the painted work. Beyond fashion, MacFarlane's art is never out of place with current trends. He stands as the master of Australian contemporary narrative painting." -- dust jacket |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 382) |
| Subject |
MacFarlane, Stewart, 1953-
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Figurative painting, Australian.
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Painters -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Painting, Australian -- Pictorial works.
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Painting, Modern -- Australia.
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Painting, Modern.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Jose, Nicholas, 1952- author
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Morrell, Timothy, author
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| ISBN |
9789670147185 |
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