Podcast appearances and mentions of ian fairweather

Watch an edited version of this conversation (4 mins) on the YouTube channel here Ann Thomson, one of Australia's most important artists, might be in her 90th year but she shows no signs of putting down the brush. A powerful collection of works is currently hanging in a solo show at Sydney's Defiance Gallery and Ann is looking forward to a busy 2024.  A major survey show to be curated by Terence Maloon will open at the S.H.Ervin Gallery in Sydney and travel to Orange Regional Art gallery in country NSW and solo shows at Messums in London and with Stephane Jacob in Paris are also in the calendar. Although Ann resists the label 'abstract artist', it's her masterful use of colour and her superb mark making that will most likely catch your attention - those luscious brushstrokes and drips. But subjects often emerge; a landscape, tribal elements, creatures of the ocean. You'll also see collaged passages. Ann is well known for using a textured ‘tarred paper' which was used by builders. Although it's in scarce supply (she believes she has bought up all remaining rolls in existence!) she doesn't treat the material as a precious commodity. If you look closely at ‘Calypso' for example, you'll see the section of collaged paper is splattered with drips of paint. That's because it had previously been lying on the floor of Ann's studio like a drop sheet. She later pasted the paper onto the canvas where it exists surrounded by bright colours, its own history intact. It was wonderful to catch up with Ann to hear her thoughts on creativity and studio life. She has been a guest on the podcast twice previously – in 2018 talking about her life and art and in 2020 talking about her memories of meeting Ian Fairweather (links below). Ann is represented by Defiance Gallery in Sydney, Mitchell Fine Art in Brisbane, Charles Nodrum Gallery in Melbourne, Messums in London and Stephane Jacob in Paris. To hear our conversation press 'play' beneath the above photo and scroll down for images of selected works included in the show. Latest Talking with Painters YouTube videos Matthew Clarke Daniel Boyd Ruth Levine and Robyn Kinsela Ann Thomson Other links 2018 Podcast conversation with Ann Thomson 2018 YouTube video in Ann Thomson's studio Podcast conversation with Ann Thomson on Ian Fairweather Podcast conversation with Claire Roberts on Ian Fairweather Ann Thomson's website Article on Artsy Website: 9 Overlooked Women Artists in Their Nineties   https://youtu.be/qLf00VQ3U6E Transcending 2018 Acrylic on linen 153 x 122.5 cm Shield, 2023 acrylic on tarred paper on canvas 120.5 x 81 cm This is one of the two works referred to at about 4mins in the episode. Calypso, 2013 oil on linen 122 x 122cm  

On this highlights episode of the show, Daniel speaks to guests Sally Scales and Nici Cumpston about the meteoric rise of the Pitjantjatjara artist Betty Muffler. Betty is a ngangkari (a traditional doctor) — a fact intrinsic to her work. Plus, we visit the studio of miniaturist Natasha Bieniek and speak to author Claire Roberts about the influence of China on the painter Ian Fairweather.

On this highlights episode of the show, Daniel speaks to guests Sally Scales and Nici Cumpston about the meteoric rise of the Pitjantjatjara artist Betty Muffler. Betty is a ngangkari (a traditional doctor) — a fact intrinsic to her work. Plus, we visit the studio of miniaturist Natasha Bieniek and speak to author Claire Roberts about the influence of China on the painter Ian Fairweather.

Guardian Australia Environment Reporter Graham Readfearn previews the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow and talks about Australia's global reputation and history at the climate negotiations since Kyoto. He also discusses the Coalition government's internal negotiations over climate policy and net-zero by 2050. Historian Stuart Kells talks about his new book co-authored with Scott Hamilton, Sold Down The River: How Robber Barons and Wall Street Traders Cornered Australia's Water Market. He looks at how the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the marketisation of water has gone horribly wrong. Plus art historian Associate Professor Claire Roberts explores the life of Scottish-born painter Ian Fairweather. Claire has written a book about Fairweather's extended time living in China and his fascination with Chinese culture and language. It's called Fairweather and China.

Meet the Turner Prize-nominated UK art collective Cooking Sections, making art about the food we eat, ecology and geopolitics. Plus, how Kathy Temin came to use fake fur for her large-scale monuments to memory. And a new book delves into the elusive Ian Fairweather's love of Chinese art and language.

Meet the Turner Prize-nominated UK art collective Cooking Sections, making art about the food we eat, ecology and geopolitics.Plus, how Kathy Temin came to use fake fur for her large-scale monuments to memory. And a new book delves into the elusive Ian Fairweather's love of Chinese art and language.

Meet the Turner Prize-nominated UK art collective Cooking Sections, making art about the food we eat, ecology and geopolitics. Plus, how Kathy Temin came to use fake fur for her large-scale monuments to memory. And a new book delves into the elusive Ian Fairweather's love of Chinese art and language.

Meet the Turner Prize-nominated UK art collective Cooking Sections, making art about the food we eat, ecology and geopolitics. Plus, how Kathy Temin came to use fake fur for her large-scale monuments to memory. And a new book delves into the elusive Ian Fairweather's love of Chinese art and language.

Few other artists have captured Australia's imagination quite like Ian Fairweather. This is the second part of a double episode on this 20th century artist. In the last episode I interviewed Claire Roberts, co -editor of the book 'Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters' and we talked about the events of Fairweather’s life from his early childhood.  In this episode I talk with Ann Thomson, one of Australia's leading contemporary artists who I have previously interviewed on this podcast. Ann met Fairweather on several occasions with her then husband, photographer Robert Walker. They visited him on Queensland's Bribie Island where he lived for the last 20 years of his life before he died in 1974.  He’s considered one of Australia’s most important artists. Although he was often described as an outsider or a recluse - he lived on Bribie Island in self-made huts apart from the rest of the community - he was actually quite sociable through his letters and welcomed friends who came to visit. He famously sailed off into the open sea from Darwin on a raft he built himself, heading for Portuguese Timor over 600km away.  It would be 16 days before he would reach land after his raft sailed off course and he had almost lost his life. The RAAF were called in and an obituary appeared in the newspaper. It became an international story. What he told Ann Thomson when she asked about the ordeal is priceless. The memories of Ann Thomson are interesting, insightful and humorous and gave me a better idea of the man who was Ian Fairweather. To hear the podcast click on 'play' beneath the above photo. Click here to hear my interview with Claire Roberts. Click here to purchase the book 'Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters' Photograph of Ann Thomson by Greg Weight (cropped) Selected works House by the Sea, 1967 Epiphany, 1962 Gethsemane, 1958Kite Flying, 1958Monastery 1961 'Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters'Co-edited by Claire Roberts and John ThompsonPublished by Text Publishing

Learning about someone through their letters is a fascinating exercise and this is precisely what Claire Roberts set out to do when she amassed over 700 letters of the celebrated 20th century artist Ian Fairweather. Together with cultural historian John Thompson, Roberts has produced a brilliant book 'Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters' which not only gives us an insight into Fairweather's life in his own words but provides context by setting periods of letters in chapters with their own introduction. The book is published by Text Publishing. Claire Roberts is an art historian, curator and Associate Professor of Art at the University of Melbourne, specialising in modern and contemporary Chinese art and the cultural flows between Australia and Asia. It was the author Murray Bail who suggested she write this book.  He had written a monograph on Fairweather and had already located many letters but while that monograph focussed on Fairweather's art, this book looks more at the man himself.  354 letters are ultimately included in this publication and the book was 12 years in the making. Fairweather lived an unusual life. Although he was born in Scotland in 1891, the last 20 years of his life he lived on Queensland’s Bribie Island in a hut he made himself with a thatched roof and dirt floor and photos of his huts are included in the book. However, the event which is probably the reason I became interested in Fairweather in the first place is the famous raft story where Fairweather sailed off into the open sea from Darwin heading for Portuguese Timor on a triangular raft he built himself and which was not much bigger than he was. What happened next was incredible. He’s without a doubt one of Australia’s most important artists, with his works held in almost every state and national institution as well as the Tate in London and other international museums. In the next episode of the podcast I talk with artist Ann Thomson who actually met Fairweather on several occasions. She brings him to life and reinforces many of the observations Claire Roberts makes in this episode.  Fairweather has been described as a recluse and a hermit but, as you will hear from Claire's careful consideration of his life, it's a little more complicated than that. To hear the podcast episode press 'play' beneath the above feature photo. Click the link below to purchase the book. Purchase 'Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters' (2019) Links to things we talk about in this episode Associate Professor Claire RobertsMurray BailThe Slade School of Fine Art Henry TonksLafcadio HearnErnest FenollosaMacquarie GalleriesBribie IslandAnn ThomsonRobert Walker Roy Churcher Lawrence DawsMargaret OlleyThe Drunken Buddha by Ian Fairweather Links to selected major works in Australian Galleries House by the Sea, 1967 Epiphany, 1962 Gethsemane, 1958Kite Flying, 1958Monastery 1961 Ian Fairweather A Life in Letters (2019)Co-edited by Claire Roberts and John ThompsonPublished by Text Publishing

In order to succeed you need to improve your processes.  There is always a better way you could be doing things, not just in terms of efficiency.  Improving your business and marketing processes can add value to you, your business and your clients or customers.  In this episode of 'Internet Marketing for Human's we speak to Ian Fairweather of Arkouda Solutions.  Ian is a 'Process Excellence Coach' and spends his time fine-tuning a wide range of processes for some very large companies.  This podcast episode is a fascinating look at the improvements that anyone can make to their business by analysing in a methodical and logical way.

In order to succeed you need to improve your processes. There is always a better way you could be doing things, not just in terms of efficiency. Improving your business and marketing processes can add value to you, your business and your clients or customers. In this episode of 'Internet Marketing for Human's we speak to Ian Fairweather of Arkouda Solutions. Ian is a 'Process Excellence Coach' and spends his time fine-tuning a wide range of processes for some very large companies. This podcast episode is a fascinating look at the improvements that anyone can make to their business by analysing in a methodical and logical way.

A new book of Ian Fairweather's correspondence shows the man behind the myth.

A new book of Ian Fairweather's correspondence shows the man behind the myth.

A new book of Ian Fairweather's correspondence shows the man behind the myth.

Dael Allison takes us on an adventure in this episode as she discusses itinerant painter Ian Fairweather and reads a selection of poems from her collection Fairweather's Raft. Fairweather's story is a fascinating one - he travelled through Asia and Australia in the 30s and 40s and embarked on an epic raft journey at the age of 60 from Darwin to Timor. Recorded in Darwin at the WordStorm Festival. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle @rvwable. Produced by Colin Fraser @anonpoetry. Music by Ewen Maclean.

If we consider the several components manifested in a work of art ... foremost is man himself, the artist ... but equally important is the use of his intuitive faculties - the influence of the unconscious. Tony Tuckson 1964 It is for his later paintings such as 'White lines (vertical) on ultramarine' that Tony Tuckson is admired as one of Australia's finest abstract expressionists. From the late 1950s, he used increasingly simplified forms and restricted colour to concentrate on the act of painting. While absorbing developments in European and American abstraction and admiring the work of fellow Australian artist Ian Fairweather, Tuckson's approach is perhaps most strongly allied to his lifelong interest in Aboriginal and Melanesian art.

After returning to Australia following his ill-fated raft journey to Timor in 1952, Ian Fairweather moved to Bribie Island in Queensland. Here he began a series of large religious paintings, of which 'Last Supper' is considered the finest. Elements of his earlier travels through Asia, knowledge of calligraphy and exposure to contemporary European art all fuse in this work, one of Fairweather’s earliest attempts at abstraction. The title refers to Christ’s last meal with his 12 disciples, yet as Fairweather biographer Murray Bail observes: In what would seem to be a complex repainting of Leonardo’s full-frontal mural, Fairweather tilts the long table, but there is no clearly apparent Christ. Instead, two forces of waving hands and sandalled feet huddle on the left and right. The erupting bedlam suggests more the impending martyrdom of our Saviour by the mob …

Ian Fairweather (1891 Scotland – 1974 Australia), Monastery 1961. Painting, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard mounted on composition board, 144.5 h x 185.5 w cm. Purchased 1976.

Ian Fairweather (1891 Scotland – 1974 Australia), Shalimar c.1962. Painting, tempera and synthetic polymer paint on cardboard on composition board, 124.0 h x 178.0 w cm. Purchased 1962.