Come behind the scenes into the studio of artist del kathryn barton. The highway is a disco is a survey of new and recent work by the two times archibald portrait prize winner that reveals the breadth of bartons practice. Her art both works within a feminist frame and troubles it. Barton studied at the college of fine arts of the university of new south wales, graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in 1993. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. In june 2008 barton won the archibald prize and again in 20. Buy a discounted hardcover of del kathryn barton online from australias. The paintings in del kathryn barton s new show at ngv australia are visually stunning and painstakingly executed.
Works by del kathryn barton sorted by artist surname viewing all 3 results. Del kathryn barton explores powerful female sexuality but. Del kathryn barton prints and artwork for sale including del kathryn barton s highway is a disco silk scarf, alice in the garden, del kathryn barton s highway is a disco handkerchief, del kathryn barton s highway is a disco pouch, del kathryn. See more ideas about del kathryn barton, australian artists and australian art. Del kathryn barton the nightingale and the rose gallery.
Del kathryn barton is one of australias most highly regarded fine artists. Del kathryn bartons paintings are informed by paradox, celebrating the notion that humanity remains intimately connected, spiritually and biologically with the natural world, yet also perpetually anxious, desiring to retrieve a paradise lost. The art of del kathryn barton is a door to a jungly, fertile universe. Having become interested in the possibility of turning her paintings. This work suggests that as an artist and a mother her children are central to. Born in sydney in 1972, she attended the college of fine arts at the university of new south wales, graduating in 1993 with a bachelor of fine arts. Creating biographies or improving upon them is a work in progress, and we welcome information from our knowledgeable viewers. The winning portrait suggests that as an artist and a mother her children are central to her life. The winning portrait suggests that as an artist and a mother her children are. In the world of art, there exists many types of feminisms, and it is fair to say that del kathryn barton s art can be considered feminist art. Born in 1972 in sydney, australia, del kathryn barton is one of australias most acclaimed artists working today.
I first viewed del kathryn bartons work come of things at the melbourne art fair in 2010. Bartons work is celebrated for its frank sexual assertiveness and for her imagined landscapes inhabited by myriad humans and their animal familiars. Del kathryn bartons work is celebrated for its frank sexual assertiveness and for her imagined landscapes inhabited by humans, animals and imagined creatures. Its not a surprising sentiment from the artist who. Participate in developing a biography for del kathryn barton. We offer a targeted service to navigate the art world and its complex structures and rules. Three illustrated essays exploring the life and work of twotime archibald prize winner del kathryn barton fine condition. Margaret olley ben quilty ian fairweather contemporary modern colonial magazines indigenous art featured artists. They comprise 96 pages of the artists favourite works designed for optimum visual impact and to. The highway is a disco limited edition art book with inkjet print by del kathryn barton. Twice an archibald prize winner, her work is captivating, female and powerful.
Edition of 100 on the occasion of the exhibition del kathryn barton the highway is a disco the national gallery of victoria presents a collectors edition art book. This publication is part of a new series of minimonographs on australian female artists. But the women depicted are often depersonalised objects or headless cauldrons of. Art gallery rd, the domain 2000 sydney, australia info line 1800 679 278. Insprired by del kathryn barton that creative feeling. I didnt know where to begin, in fact, i could just start looking anywhere into that landscape and be lost in.
Her work is hotly sought after internationally and, in australia, she is probably best known for the rare achievement of having won the archibald prize twice no mean feat in a race where women have only won the award 12 times in close to 100 years. Del kathryn barton del kathryn thanking ray hughes for her show. Del kathryn barton by julie ewington 9780980834703 harry. By demi poulos del kathryn barton has become a wellknown name among the australian public and the art community. Del kathryn barton soft river yr girl too, 2018 bronze, handfinished acrylic, mdf. Her profound style has bewitched her fans, and her portrayal of sensitive subject matter such as the body, children in art, and her flourished. Del kathryn barton keeper of the polko dots 2004 deutscher and hackett is a leading australian art auction house specialising in the sale of australian fine art, international fine art, australian indigenous art and artefacts. The house of dior seventy years of haute couture limited edition art book with silkscreen print by. The cosmos is disco lust 2015 is a luminous garden of delights where beast and women entwine, elaborately laid out against patterns and textures that seem to reference the fine dot work and bright. And so when del kathryn barton writes in the foreword to the book. Del kathryn barton artist biography for del kathryn barton. Barton received her bfa from the college of fine arts, university of new south wales, sydney in 1993. Del kathryn barton is an australian artist, who won the 2008 and 20 archibald prize. In recent years, the work of del kathryn barton has captured the attention of the general public.
The highway is a disco is a survey of new and recent work by the two times archibald portrait prize winner that reveals the breadth of barton s practice. Del kathryn barton prints and artwork for sale buy. A collaborative project with archibaldwinning artist del kathryn barton, this spectacular book presents a series of artworks inspired by oscar wildes fairy tale the nightingale and the rose. The nightingale and the rose reveals the extraordinary workings behind this captivating animated picture. The highway is a disco is the largest exhibition of del kathryn bartons multiform practice to date, comprising 150 pieces including a 10metre long painting, film, textiles, collage and at the foot of your love 2017, a sculptural tribute to her late mother, who she says was an innate part of the fabric of my universe. This exhibition presents a new series of paintings, digital collages and drawings that take us on a journey to imagined worlds. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on sunday, august 16, 2015. It is painted in bartons signature style of visual abundance. Del kathryn barton, horror art, artwork, sketch book, drawings, eye art, art inspiration, collage art. Her inclusion in popular shows, as well as her archibald prize success, has elevated her work and given it a heightened level of interest. Driven by her curiosity, del kathryn barton explores new mediums and technologies that connect to her symbolic language of femininity, folklore and the cosmos. Del kathryn bartons the nightingale and the rose comes to. I love how expressive this article is explaining the visual power of del kathryn bartons work. She was later employed at the college as a lecturer.
The new mini monographs series is a celebration of australias most captivating female artists, featuring a. Del kathryn barton is interested in the folklore of femininity, using digital collages, painted works on linen, and drawing to merge psychedelia and sensuality. Prizewinning artist del kathryn bartons eccentric australian bush upbringing deeply influences her shimmering, delicate work, writes myffy rigby. Lusciously illustrated, the book contains 20 new paintings and drawings by the archibald winning artist to accompany the words of wildes timeless tale of. Her paintings contain the shapes and textures of the natural world. Featuring comprehensive displays of recent paintings and drawings for which she is arguably best known, the exhibition also includes collage, sculpture, textiles and film. Book of chanel emma baxterwright reef ken done hokusai. The national gallery of victoria describes del kathryn barton as one of australias most popular artists and is presenting a major solo. All books qagoma publications australian art indigenous art international art australian art featured artists. Del kathryn barton is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in australian art today. This is the only book about del kathryn bartons work which is celebrated for its. Del kathryn barton is one of australias most interesting artists and this perfectly produced book makes it possible to go back time and time to study her work in detail.
Del kathryn barton the art and the curious the art and. Del kathryn barton is a leading australian artist whose work is amongst the most admired in australia. Discover book depositorys huge selection of del kathryn barton books online. Del kathryn barton is an australian painter best known for her whimsical depictions people and animals. Artists not classified as american in our database may have limited biographical data compared to the extensive information about american artists. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by del kathryn barton. Artist del kathryn barton in her studio art gallery of nsw. Featuring comprehensive displays of recent paintings and drawings for which she is arguably best known, the exhibition also includes collage, sculpture, textiles and film, all drawn together by the artist s exuberant and psychedelic aesthetic. Her works are often selfreferential and include poetry or brief text that alludes to her own trials and tribulations in womanhood. Del kathryn barton by julie ewington 9780980834703 booktopia.
Her paintings contain the shapes and textures of the natural world beehives, water, spiderwebs, smoothskinned trees. Featuring a selection of bartons evocative artworks alongside a screening of the film, stunning neverbeforeseen handmade props, and material from the production archives, del kathryn barton. These are also used in her other works, where barton combines traditional painting techniques with modern art. Del kathryn bartons the nightingale and the rose comes to acmi the acclaimed artists long journey with.
Renowned for her vibrant, highly detailed works, del kathryn barton is an acclaimed artist working across painting, drawing, film, textile and sculpture. Del kathryn barton the feminine, the unashamedly decorative and the commercial. Del kathryn barton prints and artwork for sale including del kathryn bartons highway is a disco silk scarf, alice in the garden, del kathryn bartons highway is a disco handkerchief, del kathryn bartons highway is a disco pouch, del kathryn. Del kathryn barton artist profile cooks hill galleries. This is a book for everyone who wants to read about and linger over the. These are the sources and citations used to research visual art del kathryn barton. Bartons work is known for its figurative and vibrant characteristics. Del kathryn barton born 11 december 1972 is an australian artist, who won the 2008 and 20 archibald prizes. The nightingale and the rose the artists celebrated australian artist del kathryn barton created a series of paintings in which she reimagined oscar wildes classic story the nightingale and the rose. Her prize winning selfportrait you are what is most beautiful about me, a selfportrait with kell and arella is painted with synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour, pen, glitter and sequins. Lusciously illustrated alongside wildes classic text, the book features twenty paintings and drawings that celebrate the wild energy and transformational power of love. Featuring a selection of bartons evocative artworks, including neverbeforeseen handmade props, alongside material from the production archives and a screening of the shortfilm, acmis del kathryn barton. After visiting the heide museum of modern art over easter, i saw and loved the work ofdel kathryn barton.