Sally Robinson
(Australia, England 18 Apr 1952– )
- Title
- Beach crossing
- Year
- 1976
- Media category
- Materials used
- colour screenprint on white chalk coated paper
- Edition
- 14/23
- Dimensions
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72.5 x 84.7cm image
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., pencil "S Robinson '76".
- Credit
- Purchased 1977
- Accession number
- 233.1977
- Copyright
- © Sally Robinson
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Sally Robinson was born in England and arrived in Australia with her family in 1960. From 1970-73 she studied at the National Art School, Sydney 1970-73 and began exhibiting in 1974. She worked as a designer at the Australian Museum, Sydney from 1974-83. She has taught at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, and currently works as an artist and designer. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions since 1974. Her current work makes less references to popular culture, and utilises computer technology.
As a student, Robinson became interested in the application of photography to screenprinting. She made 'Beach crossing' while living at Bondi Beach; it is the result of her observations of everyday life in the area.
"If I smile at the world through my prints it is with affection, never with sarcasm. The images are uncomplicated observations of the world in which I live and work, either views of Australian life or typical Australian landscapes. For the most part the images are a montage of elements from several different photographs. Those that remain close to one original photo involve modification by elimination of irrelevant detail and inclusion of drawn elements for the sake of design...
Graphic techniques of tone drop out (posterization), halftone and colour separation are used to reduce the photographs to a printable form. The print is then produced by paper, glue and tusche stencils for the background colours, over-printed by photostencils."
(quoted in Robert Lindsay, 'On paper: Micky Allan, Mandy Martin, Sally Robinson, Jenny Watson', Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1980)- Bibliography (6)
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Linda Slutzkin (Australia, d.2005) (Author), On the beach, Sydney, 1982, 32 (illus.). cat.no. 30
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Everyday life: prints drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European art, Sydney, 1994. cat.no. 72
Kay Vernon (Author), Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Sydney, 1990. cat.no. 120
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Australian prints from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1998, 117 (colour illus.). cat.no. 98
Jane de Teliga (Australia) (Author), Australian images: Prints, drawings and watercolours from the collection, Sydney, 1979, 9.
Peter Emmett (Author), Sydney: metropolis, suburb, harbour, Glebe, 2000, 83, 84 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (10)
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Australian images: Prints, drawings and watercolours from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Dec 1979–28 Jan 1980.
Contemporary Australian Drawings and Prints, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Apr 1980–01 Jun 1980.
On the Beach, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Dec 1982–28 Dec 1982.
Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Jan 1990–11 Mar 1990.
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 01 Oct 1994–27 Nov 1994.
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 04 Mar 1995–01 Apr 1995.
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, 03 May 1995–03 Jun 1995.
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, 22 Jun 1995–30 Jul 1995.
Australian prints from the Gallery's collection (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Nov 1998–07 Feb 1999.
Suburb, Museum of Sydney, 15 Apr 2000–23 Jul 2000.
