226:. Rather than showing a landscape with a conglomerate main figure, Gleeson presents an daliesque mindscape. Gleeson's later work featured the male nude, as a gay artist he was a rarity in the middle of the twentieth century. His work had homoerotic suggestions and was not as sexualised as his contemporary, the gay artist,
245:
In 2008, the James
Gleeson Oral History Collection's significance was recognised by it being inscribed into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. The inscription was announced at the program's conference, Communities and Memories: A Global Perspective in Canberra.
241:
In the late 1970s, Gleeson interviewed 98 Australian artists in their studios, about their work being acquired by the
National Gallery. Gleeson was known to be a soft newspaper art critic, although his dossiers of significant Australian artist proved to be more discriminating.
237:
genre. The works outwardly resemble rocky seascapes turning into strange biomorphic forms. Gleeson's phantasmogoria referred to the artists mindscape and sometimes a self portrait would pop out from the morass of muscular male nudes and weird forms under a stormy sky.
178:
Gleeson's family owned the hotel at the
Central Coast NSW town of Gosford and the cool room was sometimes used as a makeshift morgue. During his teacher education, Gleeson was exposed to the works of
639:
711:
696:
731:
721:
716:
741:
567:
701:
746:
686:
726:
346:
151:
40:
736:
676:
671:
626:
706:
691:
621:
262:
24:
612:
277:
172:
156:
107:
607:
681:
523:
641:
James
Gleeson: Surrealist painter, art critic and curator who drew dark inspiration from contemporary events (Obituary)
398:
631:
518:
168:
66:
577:
202:
who persuaded him to switch from poetry to art to explore his hatred of fascism as the war came to
Australia.
219:
111:
20:
447:
666:
661:
617:
320:
276:
In
September 2007, the largest collection of Australian surrealism ever collected was donated to the
234:
288:
Gleeson died in Sydney on 20 October 2008, aged 92. His life partner Frank O'Keefe died in 2007.
223:
423:
Coombes, Jennifer (August 2008). "Painted in words: the James
Gleeson oral history collection".
372:
428:
198:
who were to become major influences in
Gleeson's phantasmogoric work. One of his teachers was
155:(21 November 1915 – 20 October 2008) was an Australian artist. He served on the board of the
538:
476:
297:
179:
92:
233:
Since the 1970s
Gleeson generally made large scale paintings in that have been described
187:
572:
227:
211:
655:
191:
645:
602:
199:
139:
432:
254:
195:
183:
96:
70:
258:
121:
399:"James Gleeson Oral History Collection | Australian Memory of the World"
503:
448:"Works shown in the exhibition "James Gleeson: drawings for paintings""
280:
by Ray Wilson. The collection included various works by James
Gleeson.
19:
This article is about the artist. For the archbishop of Adelaide, see
129:
125:
88:
214:
in his early year. In 1944 Gleeson created Millet influenced work
347:"SALVAGE FROM RANDOM'S EFFIGY, 1939 – 41 | Deutscher and Hackett"
603:
Grandi Artisi - James Gleeson - collection of his paintings
568:"James Gleeeson: surrealist, critic and charming pessimist"
635:
20 October 2008, The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, Australia
265:
exhibited Gleeson's drawings for paintings in 2003 and
135:
117:
103:
77:
48:
34:
561:
559:
613:James Gleeson artworks (for sale) on art.net.au
501:"Gallery gift promises a surreal experience",
269:in 2005 to celebrate Gleeson's 90th birthday.
253:, included 120 paintings and was exhibited in
608:Eva Breuer Art Dealer - more of his paintings
8:
31:
627:James Timothy Gleeson at Australian Art
539:"Surrealist painter James Gleeson dies"
309:
566:Allen, Christopher (21 October 2008).
483:. Art Gallery of New South Wales. 2005
23:. For people with a similar name, see
7:
712:20th-century Australian male writers
697:20th-century Australian male artists
471:
469:
315:
313:
273:is regarded as one of his greatest.
732:20th-century Australian LGBT people
648:, The Independent, 29 October 2008
722:Officers of the Order of Australia
517:Dunning, Craig (20 October 2008).
14:
717:Members of the Order of Australia
742:20th-century Australian painters
454:. Art Gallery of New South Wales
379:. Art Gallery of New South Wales
327:. Art Gallery of New South Wales
249:His retrospective in 2004–2005,
519:"Surrealist James Gleeson dies"
224:1850 painting of the same title
622:Art Gallery of New South Wales
263:Art Gallery of New South Wales
25:James Gleason (disambiguation)
1:
702:20th-century Australian poets
278:National Gallery of Australia
173:East Sydney Technical College
157:National Gallery of Australia
108:East Sydney Technical College
524:The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
351:www.deutscherandhackett.com
763:
747:Australian modern painters
687:National Art School alumni
633:James Gleeson passes away,
251:Beyond the Screen of Sight
18:
727:Australian male painters
507:, 28 September 2007, p.3
167:Gleeson was born in the
67:Hornsby, New South Wales
481:AGNSW exhibition record
452:AGNSW collection record
377:AGNSW collection record
371:Gleeson, James (1944).
325:AGNSW collection record
112:Sydney Teachers College
737:Australian gay writers
677:Australian gay artists
672:Australian art critics
210:Gleeson's worked with
21:James Gleeson (bishop)
707:Australian male poets
692:Australian LGBT poets
171:in 1915 and attended
148:James Timothy Gleeson
53:James Timothy Gleeson
580:on 13 September 2012
220:Jean-François Millet
682:Artists from Sydney
175:from 1934 to 1936.
477:"The Ubu Diptych"
145:
144:
16:Australian artist
754:
590:
589:
587:
585:
576:. Archived from
563:
554:
553:
551:
549:
535:
529:
528:
514:
508:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
473:
464:
463:
461:
459:
446:Gleeson, James.
443:
437:
436:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
395:
389:
388:
386:
384:
368:
362:
361:
359:
357:
343:
337:
336:
334:
332:
317:
298:Art of Australia
154:
84:
63:21 November 1915
62:
60:
43:
32:
762:
761:
757:
756:
755:
753:
752:
751:
652:
651:
599:
594:
593:
583:
581:
565:
564:
557:
547:
545:
537:
536:
532:
516:
515:
511:
500:
496:
486:
484:
475:
474:
467:
457:
455:
445:
444:
440:
422:
421:
417:
407:
405:
397:
396:
392:
382:
380:
370:
369:
365:
355:
353:
345:
344:
340:
330:
328:
321:"James Gleeson"
319:
318:
311:
306:
294:
286:
271:The Ubu diptych
267:The Ubu diptych
208:
165:
150:
99:
93:New South Wales
86:
82:
81:20 October 2008
73:
64:
58:
56:
55:
54:
44:
39:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
760:
758:
750:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
654:
653:
650:
649:
637:
629:
624:
615:
610:
605:
598:
597:External links
595:
592:
591:
573:The Australian
555:
530:
509:
494:
465:
438:
415:
403:www.amw.org.au
390:
363:
338:
308:
307:
305:
302:
301:
300:
293:
290:
285:
282:
228:Tom of Finland
212:Robert Klippel
207:
204:
164:
161:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
119:
118:Known for
115:
114:
105:
101:
100:
87:
85:(aged 92)
79:
75:
74:
65:
52:
50:
46:
45:
38:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
759:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
657:
647:
643:
642:
638:
636:
634:
630:
628:
625:
623:
619:
618:James Gleeson
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
596:
579:
575:
574:
569:
562:
560:
556:
544:
540:
534:
531:
526:
525:
520:
513:
510:
506:
505:
498:
495:
482:
478:
472:
470:
466:
453:
449:
442:
439:
434:
430:
427:(54): 14–19.
426:
419:
416:
404:
400:
394:
391:
378:
374:
367:
364:
352:
348:
342:
339:
326:
322:
316:
314:
310:
303:
299:
296:
295:
291:
289:
283:
281:
279:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
247:
243:
239:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
205:
203:
201:
197:
193:
192:Sigmund Freud
189:
185:
181:
180:Salvador DalĂ
176:
174:
170:
162:
160:
158:
153:
149:
141:
138:
134:
131:
127:
123:
120:
116:
113:
109:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
80:
76:
72:
68:
51:
47:
42:
36:James Gleeson
33:
30:
26:
22:
640:
632:
582:. Retrieved
578:the original
571:
546:. Retrieved
542:
533:
522:
512:
502:
497:
485:. Retrieved
480:
456:. Retrieved
451:
441:
424:
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:
393:
381:. Retrieved
376:
366:
354:. Retrieved
350:
341:
329:. Retrieved
324:
287:
275:
270:
266:
250:
248:
244:
240:
232:
218:referencing
215:
209:
188:André Masson
177:
166:
147:
146:
83:(2008-10-20)
29:
667:2008 deaths
662:1915 births
646:Kathy Marks
373:"The sower"
200:May Marsden
656:Categories
584:24 October
548:20 October
356:13 January
304:References
163:Early life
140:Surrealism
59:1915-11-21
433:1323-4552
425:Artonview
255:Melbourne
216:The sower
196:Carl Jung
184:Max Ernst
104:Education
97:Australia
71:Australia
543:ABC News
408:16 April
383:12 April
292:See also
259:Canberra
136:Movement
122:Painting
620:at the
504:The Age
487:7 April
458:7 April
331:7 April
235:inscape
169:Hornsby
130:Writing
431:
261:. The
126:Poetry
89:Sydney
284:Death
586:2008
550:2008
489:2016
460:2016
429:ISSN
410:2020
385:2016
358:2024
333:2016
257:and
206:Work
194:and
78:Died
49:Born
222:'s
658::
644:,
570:.
558:^
541:.
521:.
479:.
468:^
450:.
401:.
375:.
349:.
323:.
312:^
230:.
190:,
186:,
182:,
159:.
152:AO
128:,
124:,
110:,
95:,
91:,
69:,
41:AO
588:.
552:.
527:.
491:.
462:.
435:.
412:.
387:.
360:.
335:.
61:)
57:(
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.