The Seventies: Australian Paintings And Tapestries
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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A vivid window into one of Australia's most creatively charged decades, The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries presents a curated selection of works drawn directly from the prestigious collection of the National Australia Bank, offering an authoritative survey of Australian visual art during a period of intense cultural transformation. The catalogue chronicles the bold experimentation and rich diversity that defined the 1970s Australian art scene, showcasing paintings and tapestries that capture the era's restless energy — from abstraction and colour-field exploration to fibre arts that were gaining serious critical recognition for the first time. Beyond its role as a collection document, this volume stands as a cultural record of a nation asserting its artistic identity on the world stage, illustrating the shift away from European influences toward a distinctly Australian visual language. The works gathered here argue for the decade's enduring significance in the broader narrative of Antipodean modernism, presenting artists whose legacies continue to shape contemporary Australian art. For collectors, historians, and art lovers alike, this is an indispensable document that raises one compelling question: how much of that radical seventies spirit still resonates in the art being made today?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A vivid window into one of Australia's most creatively charged decades, The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries presents a curated selection of works drawn directly from the prestigious collection of the National Australia Bank, offering an authoritative survey of Australian visual art during a period of intense cultural transformation. The catalogue chronicles the bold experimentation and rich diversity that defined the 1970s Australian art scene, showcasing paintings and tapestries that capture the era's restless energy — from abstraction and colour-field exploration to fibre arts that were gaining serious critical recognition for the first time. Beyond its role as a collection document, this volume stands as a cultural record of a nation asserting its artistic identity on the world stage, illustrating the shift away from European influences toward a distinctly Australian visual language. The works gathered here argue for the decade's enduring significance in the broader narrative of Antipodean modernism, presenting artists whose legacies continue to shape contemporary Australian art. For collectors, historians, and art lovers alike, this is an indispensable document that raises one compelling question: how much of that radical seventies spirit still resonates in the art being made today?