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Born 1948 Dunedin. Known for: Painting, lithograph, landscape, nudes.
Grahame Sydney was born in Dunedin in 1948 and began his full-time art career in 1974. He is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists, and works skilfully across numerous media including oil,... Read full biography
Grahame Sydney was born in Dunedin in 1948 and began his full-time art career in 1974. He is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists, and works skilfully across numerous media including oil, watercolour, tempera and lithograph. There is a feeling of essentialism to Sydney's work, which is rooted... Read full biography
Grahame Sydney was born in Dunedin in 1948 and began his full-time art career in 1974. He is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists, and works skilfully across numerous media including oil, watercolour, tempera and lithograph. There is a feeling of essentialism to Sydney's work, which is rooted in both the choice of subject matter and photorealist style. It confirms him as an artist both of and for New Zealand, and is reflected in everything from the monumental timelessness of Otago... Read full biography
Grahame Sydney was born in Dunedin in 1948 and began his full-time art career in 1974. He is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists, and works skilfully across numerous media including oil, watercolour, tempera and lithograph. There is a feeling of essentialism to Sydney's work, which is rooted in both the choice of subject matter and photorealist style. It confirms him as an artist both of and for New Zealand, and is reflected in everything from the monumental timelessness of Otago landscapes to the lyrical allure of his painted nudes. Sydney's nudes are often shown with their backs turned to us, their faces concealed. He places them in minimalist rooms and invites the viewer to contemplate the purity of form, and the energy which a... Read full biography
Grahame Sydney was born in Dunedin in 1948 and began his full-time art career in 1974. He is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists, and works skilfully across numerous media including oil, watercolour, tempera and lithograph. There is a feeling of essentialism to Sydney's work, which is rooted in both the choice of subject matter and photorealist style. It confirms him as an artist both of and for New Zealand, and is reflected in everything from the monumental timelessness of Otago landscapes to the lyrical allure of his painted nudes. Sydney's nudes are often shown with their backs turned to us, their faces concealed. He places them in minimalist rooms and invites the viewer to contemplate the purity of form, and the energy which a single human body can instill in a moment. Often, we meet with these bodies as they are getting dressed (or undressed), and the viewer's role as p... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Conte Crayon
- •Egg Tempera
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour