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John Olsen: the you beaut country
The most comprehensive display ever mounted on one of Australia鈥檚 greatest living artists.
This exhibition surveys John Olsen鈥檚 remarkable seven-decade career, including paintings, ceramics, tapestries and works on paper from collections across Australia.
It features some of his most iconic and arresting works, including large-scale paintings of Sydney Harbour and Lake Eyre and his career-defining landscape series The you beaut country.
Olsen is renowned for his energetic painting style and his lyrical depictions of the Australian landscape and its life-forms. The exhibition traces the development of his spectacular and idiosyncratic vision, highlighting his lifelong interest in the natural world and his continued pursuit to capture the Australian identity.
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The most comprehensive display ever mounted on one of Australia鈥檚 greatest living artists.
This exhibition surveys John Olsen鈥檚 remarkable seven-decade career, including paintings, ceramics, tapestries and works on paper from collections across Australia.
It features some of his most iconic and arresting works, including large-scale paintings of Sydney Harbour and Lake Eyre and his career-defining landscape series The you beaut country.
Olsen is renowned for his energetic painting style and his lyrical depictions of the Australian landscape and its life-forms. The exhibition traces the development of his spectacular and idiosyncratic vision, highlighting his lifelong interest in the natural world and his continued pursuit to capture the Australian identity.
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