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Philip Wolfhagen BIOGRAPHY
Born 1963. Known for: Painting.
The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in... Read full biography
The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago – has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen... Read full biography
The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago – has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen moved to Sydney from 1990 to 1995, and despite the allure of the ‘big city’ he would constantly yearn for Tasmania and would recreate visions of his home in an attempt to bridge the physical distance.... Read full biography
The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago – has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen moved to Sydney from 1990 to 1995, and despite the allure of the ‘big city’ he would constantly yearn for Tasmania and would recreate visions of his home in an attempt to bridge the physical distance. Wolfhagen’s landscapes are sensory journeys that balance the line between reality and the imagined; that is, the observation of the surrounding topography and the quixotic landscape of his imagination. Composed within his studio, working from... Read full biography
The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago – has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen moved to Sydney from 1990 to 1995, and despite the allure of the ‘big city’ he would constantly yearn for Tasmania and would recreate visions of his home in an attempt to bridge the physical distance. Wolfhagen’s landscapes are sensory journeys that balance the line between reality and the imagined; that is, the observation of the surrounding topography and the quixotic landscape of his imagination. Composed within his studio, working from photographs and his memory as opposed to painting en plein air, each work is instilled with a sentimental indulgence a... Read full biography
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The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen’s alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace – Wolfhagen’s ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago – has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen moved to Sydney from 1990 to 1995, and despite the allure of the ‘big city’ he would constantly yearn for Tasmania and would recreate visions of his home in an attempt to bridge the physical distance.
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