Ken Unsworth b. 1931

Also known as Kenneth Lowell Unsworth
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sculptor, installation and performance artist,Unsworth was born in 1931 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Despite growing up as a self-described typical Melbourne kid who loved football, trams and a beer, Unsworth has become one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists.

Citations

  • (1984), 'An Australian Accent: Three Artists: Mike Parr, Imants Tillers, Ken Unsworth’, John Kaldor, Sydney, NSW, John Kaldor (curator), in collaboration with Daniel Thomas (author and editor), Johnatan Fineberg (author and consultant), Naomi Kaldor (co-ordinator).

  • den Boogert, Kate van (ed.) (1998), 'Ken Unsworth’, Bookman Press, Melbourne, Vic., Michael Wardell, 'Ken Unsworth: Biographical Notes,’ p.9.

  • McGrath, Sandra B. (November 1988), 'Unsung Olympian’, The Bulletin, .

  • Marsh, Anne (1993), 'Body and Self: Performance Art in Australia 1969-1992’.

  • 'Interviews and conversations with the artist, books, articles, exhibition catalogues’.

  • Martin, Henry (1978), 'The Venice Biennale Back to Nature, A’, Art International, Vol. XXII/6.

  • Scarlett, Ken (1980), 'Australian Sculptors’, Nelson Australia Pry Ltd.

  • Watkins, Jonathan (1983), 'In Concert by Ken Unsworth, Presence & Absence’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

  • Scarlett, Ken (1999), 'The Theatre of Life’, Sculpture; Washington D.C., Vol. 18, No. 5.

  • McGillick, Paul (1981), 'Ken Unsworth: Some Recent Work’, Aspect, Vol. 5, No. 4.

  • Smee, Sebastian (13 June 1997), '“Hang Ten: The Great, the Good and the Unseen of Sydney’s Art”’, Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, (June 13-19), p.8.

  • McGrath, Sandra (20 December 1978), 'The Speedy Tortoise’, The Australian, p.10.