Peter Upward b. 29 September 1932

  • Artist (Painter)
Peter Upward's gestural calligraphic works are possibly the closest Australia came to American Abstract Expressionism. However he was more inspired by the metaphysics of Japanese calligraphy.
Tags: Calligraphic, Gestural abstraction, Abstract expressionism, Zen
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exhibited at
Project 13: The Calligraphic Image
Date
24 April 1976
Type
Exhibition

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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, NSW (collected in)