Author : Nancy Underhill
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
ISBN 13 : 1742282199
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)
Book Synopsis Nolan on Nolan by : Nancy Underhill
Download or read book Nolan on Nolan written by Nancy Underhill and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2007-07-30 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting is, I suppose, meant to be a way of getting rid of lies. Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), myth maker and creator of the iconic Ned Kelly images, is one of the most significant artists Australia has produced. In this distinctive book, the artist becomes his own subject. Extracts from his notebooks, diaries, letters, interviews and poetry take us on the intellectual and emotional journeys which carried him around the world and which kept his art, and often his life, outside the comfort zone. The material from the notebooks, published here for the first time, offers unique insight into Nolan's creative process, while the collection as a whole reveals a complex personality and an artist who resists stylistic categorisation. It expands and recasts perceptions of his views on art making, friendships, travel, music and literature, throwing new light on his work.