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The Art of John Coburn

The Art of John Coburn. John Coburn (1925-2006)

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The Art of John Coburn

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  1. The Art of John Coburn

  2. John Coburn (1925-2006) Queensland born artist John Coburn is celebrated for his distinctive style of abstraction. Depicting the beauty of nature and the spirituality of landscape, Coburn has refined a subtle yet powerful symbolic language in the form of large-scale paintings and tapestries and vivid screenprints. He is perhaps best known for his designs of two large tapestries for the Sydney Opera House curtains, and a series of seven for the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, Washington. He is represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; all state and regional galleries; and the Vatican Museum, Rome.

  3. John CoburnThe Creation from the Book of Genesis 1977 The 1st Day: The Spirit of God brooded over the waters

  4. John CoburnThe Creation from the Book of Genesis 1977 The 2nd Day: And God separated the light from the dark

  5. John CoburnCreation from the Book of Genesis: The 3rd Day 1977 God created the earth.

  6. John CoburnCreation from the Book of Genesis: The 4th Day 1977

  7. John CoburnThe Creation from the Book of Genesis 1977The 5th Day: God created the fish of the sea, the birds of the air and the beasts of the land

  8. John CoburnThe Creation from the Book of Genesis 1977 The 6th Day: God created man

  9. John CoburnThe Creation from the Book of Genesis 1977The 7th Day: God rested

  10. John CoburnResurrection 1988

  11. John CoburnDeath and Transfiguration 1988

  12. John CoburnHozanna 1988

  13. John Coburn (1925-2006) Queensland born artist John Coburn is celebrated for his distinctive style of abstraction. Depicting the beauty of nature and the spirituality of landscape, Coburn has refined a subtle yet powerful symbolic language in the form of large-scale paintings and tapestries and vivid screenprints. He is perhaps best known for his designs of two large tapestries for the Sydney Opera House curtains, and a series of seven for the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, Washington. He is represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; all state and regional galleries; and the Vatican Museum, Rome.

  14. John CoburnStudy for 'In the Beginning was the World' 1991Mixed media on paper

  15. John CoburnStudy for 'In the Beginning was the World'Mixed media on paper

  16. John CoburnThe Expulsion 1988Oil on canvas

  17. John Coburn (b.1925) 1925 Born, Ingham, Queensland1947-50 A.S.T.C Diploma PaintingNational Art School, East Sydney Technical College1956-59 Graphic Designer for ABC1959-68 Teacher, National Art School, Sydney and Canberra1969-72 Lived in France, designed tapestries for Aubusson Workshops1977 Travelled to New York, Washington and Paris 1977-80 Trustee, Art Gallery of NSW1980 Order of Australia (A.M)1985 Travelled to Moscow, St Petersburg, Paris and the south of France1986 Travelled to Rome, Florence, Aubusson1988 Travelled to Aubusson, Paris, London1991 Honorary doctor literature James Cook University, Townsville 1991 Commissioned to design backdrop for World Council of Churches Assembly in Canberra1993 – 94 Travelled to Hong Kong, Chianti, Florence, Sienna and Venice SOLO EXHIBITIONSOver 80 solo exhibitions since 1957 AWARDS1959 Bathurst Art Prize1960 Blake Prize for Religious Art1962 Tamworth Prize1963 Darcy Morris Memorial Prize1963 Mirabooka Prize for Religious Art1966 Maitland Art Prize1977 Blake Prize for Religious Art(jointly with Rodney Milgate)1994 Mandorla Art Award for Religious Art REPRESENTEDAustralian Public CollectionsNational Gallery of Australia, CanberraArt Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyMuseum of Contemporary Art, SydneyQueensland Art Gallery, BrisabaneNational Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneArt Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideArt Gallery of Western Australia, PerthMuseum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, DarwinQueen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, LauncestonBenalla Regional Art Gallery, VictoriaBroken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSWCairns Regional Gallery, QueenslandCampbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, SydneyCity of Ipswich Collection, Global Arts Link, QueenslandGeelong Gallery, Victoriaand many regional galleries throughout AustraliaParliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbaneand many University collections throughout AustraliaInternational Public CollectionsGraphische Sammlung Albertina, ViennaVatican Museum, RomeJohn Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, WashingtonAuckland City Art Gallery, New ZealandAlso in many international and Australian corporate collections.

  18. John CoburnIn Praise of the Sun 1966Oil on canvas

  19. The Tower 1958Oil on board

  20. John Coburn(1925-2006)Lamentation 1986Oil on canvas

  21. John CoburnEastern City 1956 Oil on composition board

  22. John CoburnUntitled (Abstract) Oil on canvas on board

  23. John CoburnStudy for Desert LandscapeMixed media on paper

  24. John CoburnMoon Dancer 1993 Acrylic and pencil on paper

  25. John CoburnStudy for UluruMixed media on paper

  26. John CoburnStudy for Tapestry 'Tree of Life' 1996Mixed media on paper

  27. Study for Central Australia, 2003Mixed media on paper

  28. Study for Uluru, 2003Gouache on paper

  29. John Coburn (1925-2006) Garden in Warrawee 1978Acrylic on canvas on board

  30. John CoburnPlants in Moonlight 1972 Oil on canvas

  31. Ah What is a Man (That you should be so mindful of him?) 1987Oil on canvas

  32. John CoburnHarbour 2002Oil on canvas

  33. John CoburnRed Earth 2003Oil on canvas

  34. John CoburnAncient Land 2001Oil on canvas

  35. John CoburnNight Tide 1961 Oil on board 103 x 90cmSigned 'Coburn' lower rightTitled verso no.2216A John Coburn’s Night Tide is a superb early 1960’s painting by the late, great master of Australian abstraction. Completed in 1961, Night Tide is painted with thick textured paint mixed with sand and expresses Coburn’s interest in the spirit of nature. This painting was finished the year after John Coburn was awarded the Blake Prize for Religious Art and the same year he exhibited in the Helena Rubenstein Traveling Scholarship.

  36. John CoburnFestive Image 1965Oil on board

  37. John CoburnOrange SunOil on canvas on board

  38. Desert Night with Moon, 2003Oil on canvas

  39. John CoburnTribal Land 2003

  40. John CoburnTree of Life 1988

  41. John CoburnBright Day 1978

  42. John CoburnFlight of Birds 1978

  43. John CoburnTree of Life 1981

  44. John CoburnCurtain of the Sun, Sydney Opera House 1983

  45. John CoburnWhite Bird in the Garden 1985

  46. John CoburnRare Bird 1987

  47. John CoburnParadise Garden 1988

  48. John CoburnSpring 1988

  49. John CoburnReflections 1974

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