John Olsen b. 1928

Also known as John Henry Olsen
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Ceramist)
John Olsen's exuberant paintings, which were first exhibited in Sydney in the 1950s, are often celebrations of Sydney, Majorca, marine life, good food and sunshine. He is an abstract artist whose work remains grounded in the landscape or in evocations of poetry, a painter whose distinctive curvilinear style continually pays homage to the quality of a wanderingline.
Tags: Sydney abstraction, Art and food
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Citations

  • Hart Deborah (1991), 'John Olsen’.

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • Virginia Spate (1965), 'John Olsen’.

  • McGrath, Sandra & Olsen, John (1981), 'The Artist and the Desert’.

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