July 16, 2024 - August 5, 2024
BERNARD OLLIS OAM – A POSTCARD FROM PARIS
Artist:
Bernard Ollis OAM
Location:
subiaco
I was drawn to Paris because it’s a place where creativity is rewarded and celebrated. My first visit during the 1970s was when I was awarded a scholarship from the Royal College of Art to live and work in a studio complex on the river Seine. Many years later I bought a modest but beautiful rooftop dwelling with my partner and artist, Wendy Sharpe.
Paris is now a constant source of inspiration, and this exhibition is a culmination of several lengthy visits. These paintings and prints have been predominantly executed 'plein air' and developed into fruition back at my studio in Sydney.
They are akin to studies or vignettes, often idiosyncratic in nature, rather than a more familiar cliched view. A personal celebration of a city that never fails to excite.
Paris is now a constant source of inspiration, and this exhibition is a culmination of several lengthy visits. These paintings and prints have been predominantly executed 'plein air' and developed into fruition back at my studio in Sydney.
They are akin to studies or vignettes, often idiosyncratic in nature, rather than a more familiar cliched view. A personal celebration of a city that never fails to excite.