Ken Whisson: Painting and Drawing

Ken Whisson was an Australian artist who was highly acclaimed for his idiosyncratic practice that spanned seven decades of modern and contemporary Australian painting. This book is the first comprehensive study of his life and work, featuring over 300 plates and extensive interviews and archival research. It reveals an artist driven by memory and creative intuition, resulting in one of the most original bodies of work in Australian art.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1 pages
Publication date: 14 November 2023
Publisher: Melbourne University Press

Ken Whisson, a prominent Australian artist, garnered widespread acclaim for his unwavering idiosyncratic practice, spanning seven decades of modern and contemporary Australian painting. His remarkable journey was celebrated during his lifetime through the retrospective exhibition "Ken Whisson: As If" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, in 2012. Now, "Ken Whisson: Painting & Drawing" presents the first comprehensive exploration of Whisson's life and work, offering a rich visual narrative through extensive illustrations, including over 300 plates. Drawing upon extensive interviews and archival research, the book delves into the artist's early years in Melbourne, his extended residence in the Italian city of Perugia, and his return to Australia in 2014. The resulting portrait reveals an artist driven by the vagaries of memory and an unwavering belief in creative intuition, resulting in one of the most original and influential bodies of work in Australian art.

Ken Whisson, a prominent Australian artist, garnered widespread acclaim for his unwavering idiosyncratic practice, spanning seven decades of modern and contemporary Australian painting. His remarkable journey was celebrated during his lifetime through the retrospective exhibition "Ken Whisson: As If" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, in 2012. Now, "Ken Whisson: Painting & Drawing" presents the first comprehensive exploration of Whisson's life and work, offering a rich visual narrative through extensive illustrations, including over 300 plates. Drawing upon extensive interviews and archival research, the book delves into the artist's early years in Melbourne, his extended residence in the Italian city of Perugia, and his return to Australia in 2014. The resulting portrait reveals an artist driven by the vagaries of memory and an unwavering belief in creative intuition, resulting in one of the most original and influential bodies of work in Australian art.

Weight: 3300g
Dimension: 312 x 251 x 55 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780522880090