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	John Olsen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In Olsen's work there is no foreground/ middle ground/ background schema, nor any sign of European landscape's concern with "human scale." Instead he employs simultaneously the contrary vantages of naturalist and geographer or, to put it another way, the viewpoints of frog and eagle.
		Olsen is a master watercolourist- witness a series of large works(often around 8 feet high) on Japanese torinoko paper with titles such as The Rookery, Dying Creek Bed and Owls at Cooper's Creek.
		John Olsen's work is represented in all Australian state gallery collections, the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and regional galleries Australia wide.
	www.timolsengallery.com /artists/html/artistdetail.asp?id=1 (1032 words)

	John Olsen (artist) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Olsen said of his self-portrait "Janus had the ability to look backwards and forwards and when you get to my age you have a hell of a lot to think about." Olsen had previously protested the Archibald Prize being given for the seventh time to William Dargie in 1952.
		Olsen was commissioned by the Dobell Foundation to paint the Sydney Opera House mural Salute to Five Bells, inspired by a poem by Kenneth Slessor and completed in 1973.
		Olsen was presented with the Painters and Sculptors Association Medal by John Howard in 2001.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/John_Olsen_(artist) (485 words)

	An artist celebrates life - theage.com.au
		Olsen's rejuvenation has led to an extraordinary outpouring of work that was opened on Tuesday night by former prime minister Gough Whitlam at the Metro 5 Gallery in Armadale.
		Olsen has often referred to the magic of the void that the desert supplies, and the void recurs in these works.
		While Olsen is well known for his imagery based on the landscape and on nature's abundant characters, his work is equally informed by his often-turbulent relationships, his beliefs, and by his personal struggles.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/04/30/1051381984411.html (712 words)

	John Olsen author page
		Olsen's life has been marked by a generosity of spirit, by the vitality of his friendships with men, including many of Australia's leading painters, and with women, and by his personal struggles which have led to some of the greatest works of Australian landscape painting.
		Olsen's mural 'Salute to Five Bells' is in the Sydney Opera House.
		Olsen's work has been marked by a deep engagement with the Australian landscape, and he has lived for long periods in different parts of the country and travelled widely in it.
	www.duffyandsnellgrove.com.au /authors/olsen.htm (482 words)

	Metro 5 Gallery Artist John Olsen
		John Olsen is certainly acknoweldged as Australia's greatest living artist and literally a "living legend".
		Essentially an abstract artist with a figurative element applying to many of his works.
		John Olsen's top price at auction - 15 October 2006 Mossgreen - of $1,093,050 is the highest price achieved for any living Australian artist.
	www.metro5gallery.com.au /artistolsen.htm (83 words)

	John Olsen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		John Olsen is born in 1981 in Sacramento, the son of a teacher and reasearcher.
		John Olsen is a painter and scientist and writer and many other things.
		John Olsen's fame stems from his 'Frank' comics, a mute comic that parodies the 'funny animal' tradition.
	people.ucsc.edu /~jmo/Lambiek.html (177 words)

	Back in stride at 75, Olsen sullies the age ceiling - smh.com.au
		Olsen, who freely admits to a burst of creativity in the wake of the surgery, is also unveiling a new suite of etchings, Sydney Harbour, Seaport of Desire, at Port Jackson Press, also in Melbourne.
		In 2001, Olsen was presented with the prestigious Painters and Sculptors Association Medal by the Prime Minister, John Howard.
		Olsen will show his new work in Melbourne until May 18 and then move the exhibition to Sydney for display at the Tim Olsen Gallery from September 23.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/04/29/1051381950804.html (363 words)

	Olsen wins Archibald Prize - Arts - www.theage.com.au
		Olsen was today announced as the winner of the prestigious $35,000 portrait prize by the NSW Art Gallery Trust.
		The artist was born in Newcastle in 1928 and is often referred to as Australia's greatest living painter.
		Janus, the object of Olsen's portrait, is the Roman god of gates and doors, beginnings and endings, and is often represented with a double-faced head, each looking in opposite directions.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Arts/Olsen-wins-Archibald-Prize/2005/04/29/1114635730253.html (342 words)

	John Olsen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Wayne Olsen was Premier of South Australia between November 28, 1996 and October 22, 2001.
		John Olsen was a member of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for more than 20 years.
		Among a number of controversial policies, Olsen's government undertook the privatisation of the state-owned electricity industry (ETSA), partly to improve the government's fiscal position (caused by the State Bank disaster) and partly in response to the introduction of the Australian National Electricity Market, despite promising not to do so at the 1997 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Olsen (414 words)

	Metro 5 Gallery 2006 Upcoming Olsen
		Olsen, who lived near The Coorong in the 1980s, has had a long romance with the area and he chose to return there for his sojourn for Unfinished Journey.
		Widely recognised as Australia's greatest living artist, John Olsen is represented in the Australian National Gallery and all state galleries throughout the country.
		John Olsen has won the Wynne Prize 1969 and 1985, the Sulman Prize 1989, the Archibald Prize 2005 and been awarded an O.B.E in1977 and an AO for services to the Arts.
	www.metro5gallery.com.au /upcomingolsen06.htm (364 words)

	Johann Eyfells - Artist, Sculptor - United Nations Exhibit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Artists who choose to make paintings with no direct reference to objects in the world often exercise restraint in their choice of compositional elements.
		Taken directly from nature, the dried banana skins John Olsen attaches to a sheet of plywood are removed from the organic processes of decay.
		The artists' choice of subjects and the materials they work with are informed by the depth of their accumulated experience.
	www.floridaartistsregistry.com /johann_eyfells/un1.htm (1767 words)

	John Olsen artist and art...the-artists.org
		John Olsen is one of Australia's most significant and accomplished artists and is recognised for this both nationally and internationally for his energetic and distinctive art...
		Each artist is represented by numerous examples of his or her work, accompanied by an explanatory text and short biography.
		Parkett is published in direct collaboration with important international artists, whose oeuvre is explored in several essays by leading writers and critics.
	the-artists.org /artist/John_Olsen.html (398 words)

	John Olsen ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		John Sartain, Portrait of John A. Sutter, 1850
		John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.
		John James Audubon, Douglass" Squirrel, a study for pl. 48 ofViviparous Quadripeds of North America by John James Audubon and Rev. John Bachman (New York: John James Audubon, 1845-1848), circa 1843
	www.wwar.com /masters/o/olsen-john.html (761 words)

	Archibald Prize 2005: Archibald Prize
		John Olsen has won the 2005 Archibald Prize for his painting Self Portrait Janus Faced.
		John Olsen's artist statement about his Archibald self portrait comes in the form of a poem, which he wrote this year:
		Born in Newcastle in 1928, Olsen is often referred to as Australia's greatest living painter.
	www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au /archibald05/winners/archibald (214 words)

	Story of the Artist - L. Lovett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Television was in its earliest stages and the artist was influenced by TV western heroes.
		Lovett soon ran out of books to draw in and the artist was given proper materials to save the rest of the family library.
		Fellow students saw the beautiful horse paintings and commissioned the artist to do portraits of their horses, friends and family.
	www.lovettfineart.com /pages/artist.html (593 words)

	John Olsen’s and John Wolseley’s Journals
		As a source for researchers, the primary value of an artist’s journal is not so much in t= he light which it may cast on a particular artist’s biography, with the rela= ted litmus test of the honesty or deviousness in its presentation, but the insights which it provides into that particular artist’s creative process=.
		My suggestion is that by interrogating the evidence presented in an artist’s journal, and by being conscious of the peculiarities of this genre, a res= earcher may gain insights which may otherwise be unattainable.
		Olsen in his preface notes: ‘I want to th= ank Robert Gray, who edited this book—for his judicious selection from a great mass of material and for his renovating many of my scribbled notes.’ Certainly the published version makes for a good read and is loaded with memorable quotes and witty asides.
	www.scu.edu.au /schools/edu/student_pages/sem2_2003/mbattishall/wolseley.mht (2570 words)

	The Hart Gallery
		John's oeuvre encompasses the subtlety of the Australian landscape's transient moods, from the vibrancy of the vast expansive emptiness of the interior, to the silent unfolding romantic and lyrical beauty of coastal scenes, he records his emotional response to the landscape with a 'layering' of aesthetic beauty and deep philosophical and intellectual resonance.
		Timothy John’s empathy with the understated natural beauty of landscape captures not only the artist’s strength as a colorist, but the balance between impression and expression – the seen and the felt – that underpins his aesthetic.
		This spirituality is for John, engendered not simply by the sheer natural beauty of that place where sea, land, and sky meet, but by his realization that to create an object of beauty carries with it an inner conviction, as John puts it:
	www.hartgallery.com /bio.php?artistId=9336 (986 words)

	Paintings that find words for the land - Arts - www.smh.com.au
		Olsen's position in the history of Australian landscape painting is assured.
		Olsen leaves it to others to decide whether he is better in old age, but clearly believes he has helped steer Australian landscape painting through its youth, supplying some of "the nouns and verbs" which helped form a landscape language.
		Olsen acknowledges the contribution "people like [Russell] Drysdale, Nolan and Fred Williams, of course" have made to Australian landscape painting, but argues "the Australian landscape hasn't been artistically defined".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/12/1097406558854.html?from=storyrhs (1031 words)

	John Olsen (artist) - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
		Olsen's primary subject of work is landscape, however he has been labeled an abrstract artist which he rejects "I have never painted an abstract painting in my life".
		Olsen attempts to try and display the living experience of landscape.
		Olsen describes his work as exploring the "totality of landscape" The influence for Olsen's work is said to be derived from when he travelled to Spain and picked up on their culture
	www.medbib.com /John_Olsen_(artist) (153 words)

	ITG 2003 Dale Olsen - John Haynie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Dale Olsen’s lecture on John Haynie’s career was very thorough, even tracing the life of a young boy from approximately five years of age.
		The relationship fostered between young John, Cisco band director Maddox, and John’s family, would later lead to a very emotional decision, a decision to release John into the care of the Maddox family and accompany them in a move to Mexia, Texas.
		Another important component of Olsen’s lecture was to convey how John Haynie would start with a small group now known as the “Haynie Clique” of the 1950s to develop a studio which, after forty years of teaching at one institution, would number over 2000 former students.
	www.trumpetguild.org /2003conference/sat/403.html (804 words)

	John Olsen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Even when he is referring to the outback landscape, usually noted for its austerity and inhospitality, Olsen's imagery teems with life.
		In Olsen's work there is no foreground/ middle ground/ background schema, nor any sign of European landscape's concern with "human scale." Intend he employs simultaneously the contrary vantages of naturalist and geographer or, to put it another way, the viewpoints of frog and eagle.
		Self-Portraits in Moments of Doubt: a squidgy little fried egg, hovering in space where one of the figure's genitals would be in a fuller rendering, refers playfully to Velazquez, a symbol of redemption and a particular not- quite- cooked bit of breakfast.
	www.timolsengallery.com /artists/images/olsen/olsen2.htm (1057 words)

	Fleming & John: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		The husband and wife duo Fleming and John wrote, produced, and recorded their second album, The Way We Are, in their home studio.
		The musical duo and married couple Fleming and John exude a wacky and romantic persona on their debut album, Delusions of Grandeur.
		The Olsen brothers, born in New York, moved to Atlanta in their early years, eventually attending college there.
	www.music.com /group/fleming_and_john/1 (390 words)

	Music Professor Says Notes' Emotions Reflect Artist’s Life
		John says that he felt that he could be of more service as a teacher and musician.
		By contrast, John, who has performed throughout the U. and Europe, says that in the 18th century structure was the central element, and in the 20th century it was rhythm.
		John says that endless practice is necessary so that the tactile skill of pressing the right keys becomes secondary to the emotions educed.
	www.enmu.edu /newsevents/publications/news-releases/archives/2003/feb/2-27_john_olsen.shtml (1724 words)

	Comic creator: John Forte
		John Forte started his career drawing for Atlas in 1941, drawing for many war and mystery titles.
		At DC, he did pencil work for 'Jimmy Olsen' and 'Lois Lane' stories, and the inks on Curt Swan's work.
		He is best known for his work on 'Tales from the Bizarro World' and as one of the first regular artists on 'The League of Super-Heroes'.
	www.lambiek.net /artists/f/forte-john.htm (107 words)

	John Olsen - Biography
		Olsen studied at the Julian Ashton School (with Passmore); Orban School, 1950-56, Paris, 1957-60 (engraving with Hayter); independent study in Spain.
		Olsen‚s independent outlook became evident when he took part in a anti-Archibald Prize demonstration at the AGNSW in 1953.
		John Olsen's work is represented in all Australian State gallery collections, the National Gallery of Australia and regional galleries Australia wide.
	www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au /cv/olsen_john_bio.html (1412 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The work, purchased for $500,000, was undertaken at a time when Olsen was receiving widespread acclaim for his original approach to painting and his creative response to his local environment.
		The significance of Olsen's approach is that he conveys not only the external visible world but also a world that is felt and experienced.
		John Olsen said this month 'Sydney Sun has been in America for the past 27 years and it came as a great delight for me to see how fresh and "new" it looked.
	www.nga.gov.au /press/sydneySun.cfm (483 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		John Olsen has a deserved place as the elder statesman of Australian art.
		Olsen uses the drawn life as the pure energy.
		John Olsen possesses a great wit that manifests in his imagery.
	www.artequity.com.au /ArtistDetails.aspx?artist=19 (141 words)

	Shead wins 2004 Dobell Prize. 20/08/2004. ABC News Online
		Artist Garry Shead has been awarded the 2004 Dobell Prize for drawing for his diptych titled Colloquy with John Keats.
		The winning entry, judged by eminent artist John Olsen, was one of 600 entries.
		The Sydney artist has previously won the Archibald Prize, taking out the 1993 prize with his portrait of Tom Thompson.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200408/s1181320.htm (296 words)

	Famous artist quotes - painters - inspirational art quotes
		What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
		Hatred, rancor, and the spirit of vengeance are useless baggage to the artist.
		An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
	www.dionarchibald.com /ArtQuotes/artists.htm (1477 words)

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