John Peart 'Blackheath II' printmaking

John Peart 'Blackheath II' printmakingThis rare original graphic from the 1970 s is by one of Australia s most respected and influential abstract artists, John Peart. Driven by experimentation, Peart s oeuvre was varied and marked by a continual evolution rather than any fixed style. After initial success as a Field artist in the late 1960s, Peart evolved his practice towards minimalism and then later, to a style specifically inspired by Australia. His life was was a spiritual quest and

Painted in 1977

From the 1950s

Calling forth a longstanding cultural fascination with owls

Inscribed reverse sheet vertically along fold

His work is imbued with a genuine care for vulnerable peoples and the environment

She arranges forms across the page - translucent blushes of colour beside blocks of opaque pigment

rhythm and tonal subtlety

‘Shell Collector’ is a striking find

absurd and captured in a slash of colour

The work was inspired by the crown which adorns the Regal Theatre in Subiaco

The poetically titled ‘Memories’ is part of a portfolio of five prints

Gleeson is the subject of numerous monographs and important survey exhibitions