John Peart

Earth & Glow
Exhibition and book launch
To June 20
Charles Nodrum Gallery
Richmond

https://www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au/

John Peart (1945-2013) was an Australian abstract artist whose work I would always admire when visiting Charles Nodrum Gallery. Dust Green, 1975, has stayed in my mind since seeing it last week for its incredible subtlety and rhythm of mark making.

Peart was included in the legendary NGV’s, The Field, exhibition,1968. He also won the Wynne (1997) and Sulman prizes (2000) at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Selected works

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Dust Green, 1975, 1985, acrylic on canvas, 156.5 x 83.5 cm.

  

Nocturne III, 2000, oil on board, 60 x 40 cm.

(Untitled), 2000, acrylic on board, 147.5 x 111 cm.

Caloundra IV, 1975, 1975 ,acrylic on canvas, 87.50 x 48.50 cm.

 Installation view.

Aspects of Abstraction

Charles Nodrum Collection

Boroondara Arts
Town Hall Gallery
To Jan 18, 2025
Melbourne

Free admission

This is a great opportunity to see historic Australian abstraction in the real and close-up.

Installation shots:

Personal favourites:

Brian Blanchflower

John Peart

Leonard Brown

Robert Hunter

Lesley Dumbrell

Jules Olitski

John Firth Smith

Tony Tuckson

Godfrey Miller

Ann Thomson

Roger Kemp

John Olsen

John Peart

John Peart, Tetrad I, 2008. Polymer emulsion on canvas, diptych, 120x194 cm.

Image reproduced from Charles Nodrum Gallery Website.

I encountered the impressive Tetrad I, 2008, by John Peart during a recent visit to Charles Nodrum Gallery, in Richmond.  John Peart, born in Brisbane, 1945, currently lives and works in Sydney, NSW. Peart is represented in Sydney by Watters Gallery.

Peart is masterful at small collages and a good selection from his recent exhibition, Collages, 2010, at Watters gallery can be viewed here. Peart was included in the now legendary, The Field, exhibition at the new National Gallery of Victoria, 1968. Since then he has shown extensively in Australia. Peart has work in numerous collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of WA,  Art Gallery of SA,  National Gallery of Victoria, and many regional galleries and large corporations. For further information please refer to one of his representative websites.