The 1996 Anne & Gordon Samstag
International Visual Arts Scholarships
Artist: JOHN KELLY
Two men lifting a cow 1995
acrylic and oil on canvas
150 x 178 cm
© the artist
Geometric cow 1995
oil on linen
91 x 152.5 cm
© the artist
John Kelly's paintings at first seem wholly defined by their humour, but are revealed as serious, delightfully ambiguous investigations of Australian World War II camouflage artists; for example William Dobell's role in the production of papier-mache cows. ("Said Bill, I think the authorities underestimate the eyesight of the Japanese airmen").
Ross Wolfe
Director, Samstag Program
from the 1996 Samstag catalogue
Samstag's Class of '96
| JOHN KELLY Born 1965, Bristol, United Kingdom |
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| 1996 | Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship: Affiliate Program, The Slade School of Art, London, United Kingdom |
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| 1995 | Master of Arts (Fine Art), RMIT, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1985 | Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia |