
Throughout a career spanning more than thirty years, Guy Grey-Smith (1916-1981) sought to express the power of nature in his art. Grey Smith's approach of simplifying the landscape to its most basic elements resulted in a fresh and often challenging interpretation of the Western Australian environment. Grey-Smith often interpreted a particular location in several mediums, starting with an ink drawing or watercolour painted in situ, simplifying the image in woodcuts and screen prints and then culminating in a large oil painting in which he used colour and texture to fully express the strength of the landscape. By including the drawings, prints and oil paintings of specific subject matter, the exhibition traced the development of the artist's style. This exhibiton brought together oil paintings, drawings and prints from public, private and corporate collections.
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TOUR ITINERARY
- Geraldton Regional Art Gallery02 Feb – 17 Mar 1996
- Goldfields Art Centre29 Mar – 21 Apr 1996
- Cannery Art Centre03 May – 26 May 1996
- Vancouver Arts Centre07 Jun – 23 Jul 1996
- Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery05 Jul – 25 Aug 1996
- Bunbury Regional Art Gallery06 Sep – 20 Oct 1996
- Karratha College08 Nov – 29 Nov 1996