Modern Australian Painting, 1975/1980
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At the crossroads of cultural identity and artistic ambition, Modern Australian Painting, 1975/1980 presents a definitive survey of one of the most dynamic and transformative periods in Australian art history. Curated by the legendary gallerist and cultural impresario Kym Bonython, with an introduction by Ross Luck, this landmark volume chronicles the work of Australia's most significant painters active during the latter half of the 1970s, capturing a nation confidently asserting its own visual language on the world stage. Bonython, whose celebrated gallery in Adelaide was a crucible for contemporary Australian talent, brings an authoritative insider's perspective to this richly illustrated compendium. The work argues that this era was no mere transitional footnote, but rather a period of genuine creative rupture — where abstraction, landscape, and a bold new figuration converged to redefine what it meant to paint in Australia. Published by Rigby, this volume stands as an indispensable historical document for collectors, scholars, and anyone passionate about the evolution of Australian art — leaving one to wonder which of these visionary artists the next fifty years will remember as truly ahead of their time.
Author: Kym Bonython
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Rigby
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At the crossroads of cultural identity and artistic ambition, Modern Australian Painting, 1975/1980 presents a definitive survey of one of the most dynamic and transformative periods in Australian art history. Curated by the legendary gallerist and cultural impresario Kym Bonython, with an introduction by Ross Luck, this landmark volume chronicles the work of Australia's most significant painters active during the latter half of the 1970s, capturing a nation confidently asserting its own visual language on the world stage. Bonython, whose celebrated gallery in Adelaide was a crucible for contemporary Australian talent, brings an authoritative insider's perspective to this richly illustrated compendium. The work argues that this era was no mere transitional footnote, but rather a period of genuine creative rupture — where abstraction, landscape, and a bold new figuration converged to redefine what it meant to paint in Australia. Published by Rigby, this volume stands as an indispensable historical document for collectors, scholars, and anyone passionate about the evolution of Australian art — leaving one to wonder which of these visionary artists the next fifty years will remember as truly ahead of their time.