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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Residences
  • 1951 - 1955 Sydney, NSW
  • 1955 - 1960 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1960 - c.1961 Sydney, NSW
  • 1962 - 1971 London, England, UK
  • 1972 - 1983 Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Calligraphic
  • Gestural abstraction
  • Abstract expressionism
  • Zen
References [<ExternalResource: Jackie Menzies (24 April 1976), 'Project 13: The Calligraphic Image'.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: Upward, Penelope (March 2008), 'Masters of the Dancing Brush: Peter Upward 1932 – 1983'.>]
Trainings
  • art classes, 1951 - 1955 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
Related people
  • Harris, Julie (spouse of)
  • Upward, Penelope (sibling of)
  • Meadmore, Clement (associate of)
  • Hutchinson, Max (associate of)
  • Lynn, Elwyn (associate of)
Related works
  • June Celebration (creator of)
Related collections
  • 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)
Related events
  • Project 13: The Calligraphic Image (exhibited at)
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Place Balmoral, Sydney, NSW
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