John o'neil Australian panoramas

&nb… — John O'Neil *Olgas* Photograph (framed $1,200)

John O'Neil Australian Panoramas 9 - 30 May 2015

Bridget McDonnell Gallery Hampton 392 Hampton Street, Hampton, 3188 (03) 9598 8398

Inspiration

The panoramas break up into two groups. One is the straightforward idea of viewing the landscape in the round, with a series of connected images creating a wide angle view. The other works, like the Geelong Sea Baths series, are actually taken over a period of time, say an hour or two, then put together to create a panorama of action. Your mind tends to read it all as one.

My panoramas have all been about big statements. There is a connection back to historical pictorialism, with many layers leading up to a rich artistic statement. They have been exhibited and acquired by major public institutions, including the National Gallery of Victoria.

The idea of bush fires is a powerful one that has iconic status in itself. The intense obliteration of the landscape to a soft, silvery ash speaks of erroneous fire management by human society, so, for me, the works acquire a primeval quality.

&nb… — John O'Neil *Mt Zero* Photograph 61x300cms (framed $3,500)

&nb… — John O'Neil *Ironbark Basin* Photograph 61x300cms (unframed $2,750)

&nb… — John O'Neil *Ironbark Construction* Photograph 81x200 (framed $3,250)

John O'Neil Otways Photograph 81x3000cms (framed $3,500) — John O'Neil *Otways* Photograph 81x3000cms (framed $3,500)

John O'Neil Head first Photograph 61x61cms (framed $1,200) — John O'Neil *Head first* Photograph 61x61cms (framed $1,200)

John O'Neil Jump Photograph 61x81cms (framed $1,200) — John O'Neil *Jump* Photograph 61x81cms (framed $1,200)

John O'Neil Eastern Beach (Jumpers) Photograph 61x300cms (unframed $2,750) — John O'Neil *Eastern Beach (Jumpers)* Photograph 61x300cms (unframed $2,750)

John O'Neil Eastern Beach (Somersaults) Photograph 61x300cms (unframed $2,750)

John O'Neil Eastern Beach Boardw… — John O'Neil *Eastern Beach Boardwalk* Photograph 128x61cms (unframed $1,500)

John O'Neil Sailing, Eastern Beach Photograph 128x61cms (unframed $1,500) — John O'Neil *Sailing, Eastern Beach* Photograph 128x61cms (unframed $1,500)

Exhibitions

2015 Dada lives! Hatch Contemporary Art Space, Ivanhoe
2011 Stormy Weather, Contemporary Landscape Photography, National Gallery of Victoria
1989 Moet and Chandon Prize, National Gallery of Victoria
1989 Thousand Mile Stare, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
1989 Austausch Melbourne/Berlin Photography Exchange Exhibition.
1988 Big Things, Christine Abrahams Gallery
1987 Regional Artist’s Review, Artery Gallery, Geelong
1986 The You Yangs, Geelong Art Gallery
1986 Australian Landscape Photographed, Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria, Ballarat Art Gallery.
1985 Victoria Vision – 1834 Onwards, National Gallery of Victoria
1985 Survey Surveyed, Geelong Art Gallery
1984 Survey Show, Geelong Art Gallery
1984 Ash Wednesday, Australian Centre for Photography
1983 Landscapes, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

Collections

National Gallery of Victoria

Geelong Art Gallery
Deakin University Collection
Melbourne City Council Collection
Moet and Chandon Collection

More catalogue information here.(images approximate scale only).