John Brack, Painter of Melbourne
Posted on Jul 07, 2009 under Art, Culture, Entertainment, Travel | No CommentJohn Brack was a painter who was born in Melbourne, Australia and is quite famous in his home town, as well as becoming very well known throughout the world, with the collectors and the other painters on the international art scene. The top Melbourne hotels, dining establishments and galleries have been appreciative of his style for years, and his paintings of the life in Australia have a modern edge that is intriguing and innovative. He paints landscapes, figures and still lifes, with a sensibility that does not employ the use of myth, legends, or history. He painted the sprawling expansion of the cities of Australia, as well as the singular man sitting with a drink in a pub. He documents the aspects of modern life in ways that are becoming iconic, much in the way some of the pieces of works by Andy Warhol became during that time period. His sense of irony and his keen wit made him a force to be reckoned with, layers of complex meanings detail the simple aspects of this modern world. His retrospective work will be on temporary exhibit at the Art Gallery of South Australia beginning in October, and will hang throughout the month of January, 2010.
When questioned Brack has stated that he had comments to make about society, but that for him, he had to make those comments without the use of words and language. He paints everyday aspects, but in a way that was very distinctive to his world view, and that sense of humor. To him, what was of utmost importance was the human condition, and the wish to have been able to understand that condition a bit more by studying it, as well as the desire to be able to illuminate that, and illustrate that in ways that the viewer could understand. He spent the earlier years of his career painting those that were part of his immediate surroundings, his wife, his children, his friends in the world of art, and those he passed on the streets. His art changed a bit as time went on, and he began to paint still lives more that he had in the past. It has been twenty years since a gallery has held a retrospective of his world, and those familiar with it, are waiting in eager anticipation.
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