James Gleeson (1915 – 2008) Biography 1915 Born in Sydney, Australia 1934-36 Studied at East Sydney Technical College, Sydney. Drawn to art of Dali, de Chirico and Ernst 1937-38 Studied Sydney Teacher’s College. Encountered psychology in the writings of Freud and Jung, especially interested in Jung’s archetypes of the collective unconscious 1939 Exhibited with Contemporary … Continue reading “James Timothy Gleeson”
James Timothy Gleeson
The Constructors
oil on board
41x51cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Orpheus
oil on board
20x10cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
The Pelops
oil on board
15x12cm
14280w
James Timothy Gleeson
Nude Male figure
oil on board
20x15cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Male Nude
oil on board
14x12cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
The Release
acrylic on paper on board
50x40cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Psycoscape
oil on board
triptych each 14x12cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Mosaic Figure
watercolour on paper
15x25cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Figure in Psycoscape
oil on board
20x15cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Untitled
oil on board
20x15cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Figure in Psycoscape
oil on board
20x14cm
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James Timothy Gleeson
Male Nude
oil on board
16x8cm
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James Gleeson (1915 – 2008)
Biography
1915 Born in Sydney, Australia
1934-36 Studied at East Sydney Technical College, Sydney. Drawn to art of Dali, de Chirico and Ernst
1937-38 Studied Sydney Teacher’s College. Encountered psychology in the writings of Freud and Jung, especially interested in Jung’s archetypes of the collective unconscious
1939 Exhibited with Contemporary Art Society in its inaugral exhibition, Melbourne
1940s Work typified by explorations of the human psyche as influenced by war
1947-49 Study tour to Europe
1958-59 Study tour to Europe and USA
1950s-60s Moved from surrealism to a symbolic perspective, exploring notions of human perfectibility. He pursued a style of ‘heroic’ painting which drew substantially upon religious imagery and classical mythology
1970s Produced numerous ink and wash collages
1979-82 Returns to notions of the primal subconscious with grotesque distortions of the figure
1983-01 Creates dramatic large scale paintings, landscapes of the mind, with a visceral and organic quality
Appointments and Awards
1943, 49 President, Contemporary Art Society, NSW
1945-46 Lecturer-in-art, Sydney Teacher’s College – techniques and art history
1949-72 Art critic for The Sun newspaper
1954 Blake Prize for Religious Art (2nd prize)
1962-72 Art critic for Sun Herald newspaper
1971 Director, Sir William Dobell Art Foundation
Judge, Soa Paolo International Bienal
1975 Awarded AM – Member of the Order of Australia
1975-78 Visiting Curator of Australia Art, Australian National Gallery
1976-82 Member of the first Council of the Australian National Gallery
1987 McCaughey Prize, National Gallery of Victoria
1989 Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, Macquarie University, Sydney
1990 Awarded AO – Officer of the Order of Australia
2001 Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, University of New South Wales
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