Whiteley,+Brett

RESEARCH SCAFFOLD  || The well reknown, eccentric but boardering on Genius, Artist, Brett Whiteley ||  || Brett Whiteley was born in 1939 in Sydney, NSW. He grew up in Longueville not far from Shore. Brett won an art competition at the age of 7. He went to boarding school at Scots College, Bathurst. In 1956 he entered into the Bathurst Young Painters section at the show, where he won first prize. Brett decided that school was not for him and he left mid year to follow his dream of being an artist. Brett began night classes at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney whislt workind during the day at an Advertising Agency. In 1960 Brett left Australia on a Travelling Art Scholarship. In 1961 Brett had settled into London where his art was shown at Whitechapel and Malbourough galleries. Brett was becoming very well known and respected in the Art world. He won in the international prize at the Biennale de Paris. He married Wendy Julius around this time and their marriage lasted for over 25 years.Bretts artwork became increasingly popular, in 1967 he began exhibiting in the United States. ||  || [] || Chronological reference to people and experiences that influenced the person explaining how they influenced them. Brett was influenced very much by his surrounds and where he lived. His artwork became increasingly laced with images of violence. His work began to have collages and including fibreglass shapes and elements. In the 1970s he was seen as one of the most instrumental artist in the avant garde art movement.
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These artists were believed to have the most influence of Bretts work, Francis Bacon, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Mattise and Chinese Calliagraphy.

In 1972 he began work on Alchemy. This work was his interpretation of lifes journey, from birth to death. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> || [] || Brett was sent to Boarding school, Scotts College, Bathurst. He left school and took night art classes at the Julian Ashton Art College. Brett went overseas when he was 21 on a scholarship called Travelling Art Scholarship,London. Brettt enjoyed London and met many other fellow painters including Arthur Boyd, another famous Australian painter.. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> || [] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> Brett Whiteley has many major achievements., beginning with the art prize when he was seven. His major wins in Australia were in 1976 Archibald Prize: Self Portrait in the Studio Sulman Prize: Interior with Time Past
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1977 Wynne Prize: The Jacaranda Tree (On Sydney Harbour)

1978 Archibald Prize: Art, Life and other thing Sulman Prize: Yellow Nude Wyne Prize: Summer at Carcoar

1984 He won the Wynne prize again with //the south coast after rain.//

Even after his death, Brett Whiteley the Jacaranda Tree (1977), sold for $1,982,000.00 (a record for a modern Australian Painter.

In Queens birthday honours of 1991, Brett Whiteley was appointed an Officer AO,(of the order of Australia) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> || [] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">Well known persons working at the same time. Two other well known Australian Artists, who were also in London when he was there was Arthur Boyd, John Passmore., Sidney Nolan and Russell Drysdale.
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Patrick White, who was an author and painter at the same time. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> || [] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do their life is regarded as significant and why they are admirable. Brett Whiteley is a significant person of his famous artworks. He won many important art awards and is still revered upon today. Brett Whiteley not only painted but he experimented with photography and college. In 1991 Brett was appointed an Officer (AO) of order of Australia.
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Brett's mother has since founded the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in memory of his son and many young artist aspire to win this scholarship.Brett Whiteley studio in Sydney is now preserved as a museum || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">

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Brett Whiteley artwork continued to increase in value and in 1999, seven years after his passing, his painting the Jacaranda Tree sold for 1,982,000, a record for for a modern Australian painter.. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> || [] || || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">Source: []
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 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">Pictures ** [[image:http://www.artquotes.net/masters/whiteley/brett_whiteley.jpg width="145" height="235"]][[image:http://www.worldart.com.au/images/brett-whiteley1.JPG width="147" height="239"]]

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