John Peart 'Apparitions I' minimalist

John Peart 'Apparitions I' minimalistJohn Peart is one of Australias foremost abstract artists. Inspired by the landscape, his works are meditative, revered for their use of colour, richly textured surfaces, and internal coherence. He spent his career questing for new ways of seeing, The riddle is how to plan to surprise yourself. The delicate monograph Apparitions I is closely related to Pearts paintings of the time. It teems with his philosophical approach to landscape, an approach

encouraging viewers to re-interpret our past and our present

with the closest land mass far in the distance

as a smattering of special stimuli and you

and shared humanity in a single frame

A contemporary reflection on mortality

'Night and Day #12' 2016

addiction and fame

Orpheus turns to share the moment with his love

Signed and titled in plate lower left: Steckelhörnfleet / Willy Müller-Gera

Deviating from his typical style

an Australasian Darter stretches its wings after diving for food

Dimensions: 70 x 30 x 5 cm