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An image of Eddy Avenue (3) by Nicholas Harding

Nicholas Harding

(Australia 1956– )

Title
Eddy Avenue (3)
Place of origin
Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
Year
2001
Media category
Drawing
Materials used
brush and black ink, torn and abraded paper on two sheets of laminated white wove paper
Dimensions

132.4 x 149.0cm sheet; 146.0 x 160.5 x 6.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r., pencil "harding". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of the Trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation 2001
Accession number
326.2001
Copyright
© Nicholas Harding
Location
Not on display
Further information

The subject of this drawing is Sydney’s Central Station. Harding began with photographs and rough ‘thumbnail’ sketches in order to develop the composition before embarking on the final drawing, in various tones of ink, in his studio.
He describes his method of making the drawing thus:

'Two sheets of … paper are glued together using (an) adhesive. The machinepressed surface of the paper is too hard and resistant to absorption so I ‘skin’ it to reveal the soft stratum of paper beneath. Drawing commences using a square-tipped palette knife, emery cloth and a broken palette knife that operates both as a large square nib and as a correction tool. As the drawing progresses correction occurs by rubbing back through the drawing to reveal the white paper surface, ready to receive fresh mark-making and tone. Everything moves around until both a compositional tension and a synthesis of materials and content occurs.' (Nicholas Harding, 2001).

Bibliography (10)

Sasha Grishin, The Canberra Times 31 Mar 2001, ‘Content ignored in hullabaloo’, pg. 11, Canberra, 31 Mar 2001, 11.

Michael Hutak, The Bulletin 27 Mar 2001, ‘Head and shoulder above’, pg. 84-85, Sydney, 27 Mar 2001, 84.

Hendrik Kolenberg, The Dobell Prize for Drawing: 1993-2004 2004, ‘Introduction: the first ten years’, pg. 8-9, Sydney, 2004, 9, 13 (illus., detail), 32, 33 (illus.), 50, 53.

Hendrik Kolenberg, Look Jun 2002, 'Drawing the spotlight', pg. 18-19, Newtown, Jun 2002, 18.

Hendrik Kolenberg, Look Aug 2003, ‘Drawing a winner: a decade of Dobell prizes shows us how and why’, pg. 24, Newtown, Aug 2003, 24.

Hendrik Kolenberg, Contemporary Australian Drawing: 20 years of the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2012, ‘Introduction’, pg. 6-14, Sydney, 2012, 7, 36, 37 (illus.), 61.

Joyce Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald 17 Mar 2001, ‘Art of Bell and soul of Lear lead painter to glittering rewards’, pg. 5, Sydney, 17 Mar 2001, 5.

Jennifer Sexton, The Weekend Australian 17 Mar 2001, ‘Archibald bell tolls at last for artist … by a nose’, pg. 5, Canberra, 17 Mar 2001, 5.

S.H. Ervin Gallery, Nicholas Harding: drawn to paint 2009, Camperdown, 2009, 72 (illus.).

Brownyn Watson, Look Oct 2001, 'Prize drawings: building a collection by competition', pg. 24-26, South Yarra, Oct 2001, 25 (illus.).

Exhibition history (2)

Dobell Prize for Drawing 2001, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Mar 2001–13 May 2001

Contemporary Australian Drawing: 20 Years of the Dobell Drawing Prize: