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John Peart

(Australia 10 Dec 1945– )

Title
Cool corner II
Other titles:
Corner square diagonal [titled in 'The field' exhibition catalogue]
Year
(1968)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Dimensions

236.2 x 236.2cm

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Gift of the artist 1968
Accession number
OA27.1968
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (7)

Sue Cramer (Curator), Less is more: minimal + post-minimal art in Australia, Bulleen, 2012, 43, 44, 48 (colour illus.), 114.

'Hard work: A new show reminds us of the limitations of colour-field abstraction' by Christopher Allen, pg. 12-13., The Weekend Australian 17 Oct 2009-18 Oct 2009, 17 Oct 2009-18 Oct 2009, 13. Focus room ‘Tackling the field’ exhibition review.

'Tackling The Field' by Natalie Wilson, pg. 1-29., Tackling THE FIELD 2009, 2009, 7, 8, 10, 19 (colour illus.), 20.

Renée Porter (Australia) (Curator), John Peart: paintings 1964-2004, Campbelltown, 2004, 9, 29, 30 (colour illus.), 74.

John Stringer (Australia, b.1937) (Author), Material perfection: minimal art and its aftermath: selected from the Kerry Stokes collection, Perth, 1998, 26.

Gary Catalano (Australia, b.1947, d.2002) (Author), Recent paintings: John Peart, Sydney, 1969. cat.no. 3

Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Author), Royston Harpur (Australia, b.1938) (Author), Patrick McCaughey (Northern Ireland; Australia, b.1943) (Author), The field, Melbourne, 1968, 57 (colour illus.). cat.no. 53; incorrect caption for 'Corner square diagonal'

Exhibition history (7)

The field, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 21 Aug 1968–28 Sep 1968.

The field, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30 Oct 1968–24 Nov 1968.

Recent paintings: John Peart (1969), Watters Gallery, 19 Nov 1969–06 Dec 1969.

John Peart: paintings 1964-2004, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 17 Mar 2006–07 May 2006.

Australian abstraction 1965-1985: from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 09 Dec 2006–25 Jan 2007.

Australian Collection Focus: Tackling THE FIELD, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 Sep 2009–29 Nov 2009.

Less is more: Minimal and Post-Minimal art in Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 03 Aug 2012–04 Nov 2012.