Professional photographer Gary Grealy began his personal project to photograph artists he admired after the untimely death of Brett Whiteley in 1992. Since that time he has not only portrayed important Australian artists who have since passed away including Robert Klippel, James Gleeson, Martin Sharp and Adam Cullen, but has continued to pursue artists and art world identities who inspire him.
In this series of portraits ‘ART – maker, patron, lover’ Gary Grealy captures some of the unique characters of Australia’s art world. This world is portrayed as a carefully constructed and realised universe with film noir overtones.
Mosman Art Gallery
9 May to 12 July, 2015
Sydney
Edmund Capon, 2011, digital print, 100 x 74.5cm
Courtesy the artist and Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
