Art and Life of Weaver Hawkins

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Description
Some of the most individual and symbolic paintings produced in Australia were those of Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977). English-born, Hawkins arrived in Australia in 1935 with a background very different to that of his comtemporaries. And yet until his death in 1977 he remained a unique and stimulating artistic influence on Australian art, a fact which has been increasingly recognized. Disabled by war injuries but persistent in pursuit of his creativity, Hawkins studied at the Westminster School of Art and was a close friend of the English painters David Jones and Frank Medworth. Hawkins exhibited etchings and watercolours in London prior to living in both France and Malta, and then emigrating to Australia. With its stylized abstractions, hard and stirring colours and accents of light and movement, Hawkins' work was initially misunderstood in Australia although he gained acclaim for his lectures in art. Strong, vigorous and disciplined, Hawkin's paintings were very much considered to be a generalized "religon of makind" and his work focused on "fighting for the humanizing values of society". This book examines his art and vision.

ISBN: 9789768097675
Classification: Individual artists, art monographs , History of art & design styles: from c 1900 - , Painting & paintings
Format: Hardback (286mm x 254mm x 25mm)
Pages: 144
Publish Date: 1-Mar-1995
Country of Publication: Australia