Michael Taylor b. 1933

Also known as Michael Franklin Taylor
  • Artist (Painter)
Michael Taylor's lush abstract paintings emerged in the 1970s. They were seductive in the way they simultaneously quoted elements of landscape and celebrated the abstract qualities of paint. In recent years he has turned to collage.
Tags: Lyrical abstraction
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Name
Michael Taylor
Also known as Michael Franklin Taylor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer in painting (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1971 Canberra School of Art. Canberra, ACT
Tags:
Lyrical abstraction
Birth date
1933
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1960 -
Residence
  • 1933 - 1957 Woolwich, NSW, Australia
  • 1957 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1958 India
  • 1960 - 1963 Europe
  • 1963 - 1971 Woolwich, NSW, Australia (Often took bush journeys to paint)
  • 1971 Canberra, ACT
  • 1972 - Bredbo, NSW, Australia
Training
  • Diploma in Painting, 1949 - 1953 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW

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