Robert Jacks
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Robert Jacks | |
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| Born | 8 March 1943 Melbourne,Australia |
| Died | 14 August 2014(aged 71) Castlemaine, Victoria,Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | RMIT University |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract |
Robert JacksAO(8 March 1943, Melbourne – 14 August 2014,[1]Castlemaine) was anAustralianpainter, sculptor and printmaker.
Born inMelbourne,Australia.He studied sculpture from 1958 to 1960 at thePrahran Technical College,Melbourne, and painting in 1961 and 1962 at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (nowRMIT University).
In 1966 he had his first solo exhibition atGallery A,Melbourne from which a work was purchased for the collection of theNational Gallery of Victoria.In 1968, he participated inThe Fieldan extremely influential exhibition, held at the new National Gallery of Victoria building in St Kilda Road, which effectively launchedcolor fieldabstraction in Australia.
He taught at Rochedale College,Torontobefore moving toNew York Cityin 1969. He returned to Melbourne in 1978 to be artist-in-residence at theUniversity of Melbourne.
The winner of many art awards and prizes, he has exhibited consistently in Australia since 1966 in more than 50 solo exhibitions, including retrospectives.
In 2001 theBendigo Art Galleryestablished the Robert Jacks Drawing Prize. In 2006, he was named an Officer of theOrder of Australia(AO).
His mature work, while emerging out of the international abstract 'color field' movement of the late '60s, retains an ambiguous link to the representation of appearances, especially of objects in space.
"I think my work has always been minimal and abstract because when I was being taught sculpture, it was expressed in abstract terms. Form in space, mass and volume - that sort of thing. Painting, for me, is an extension of sculptural ideas."
In the latter part of his life Jack lived inHarcourt,and died from complications of asthma at Castlemaine Hospital.[2][3]
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Further reading[edit]
- Patrick McCaughey (2001) 'Gallery notes',Australian Book Review,September.
- Grant, Rozentals and Anderson (2014)'Robert Jacks - Order and Variation' NGV Exhibition
- Ken McGregor & Robert Jacks (2001)Robert Jacks: Past Unfolded,Fine Art Publishing
- David Thomas (2003) 'Underwater garden', Metro 5 Gallery, exhibition catalogue
References[edit]
- ^"Robert JACKS | Artists | NGV".ngv.vic.gov.au.Retrieved3 February2020.
- ^Death Notices (18 August 2014). "Robert Jacks AO".The Age.Melbourne.
- ^Stephens, Andrew (26 September 2014)."Order and Variation: the Robert Jacks retrospective at the NGV is inspiring".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved18 September2021.
- ^"Robert Jacks,Goddess".Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online.Retrieved18 September2021.
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