Old seas by Rick Amor, oil on canvas, 81cm x 100cm, 2004

Rick Amor (born 1948) is an Australian artist and figurative painter. He was an official war artist. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Life and work

Rick Amor was born in Frankston, Victoria Australia. He has a certificate in art from the Caulfield Institute of Technology, and Associate Diploma in Painting from the National Gallery School, Melbourne. Frankston can refer to: Frankston, Victoria - a suburb of Melbourne, Australia The City of Frankston - a Local Government Area in the same city The Frankston railway line in the same city Frankston railway station - the last station on the aforementioned railway line This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... “VIC” redirects here. ... The term Caulfield has the following uses: Caulfield, Victoria - suburb in Australia Caulfield, Missouri - a community in Missouri Brian Caulfield - Irish venture capitalist Dr. Brian Caulfield - senior lecturer at University College Dublin Fr. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

He began exhibiting at the Joseph Brown gallery in 1974. He has entered the Archibald Prize at least 11 times and been exhibited nine times. He has been the recipient of several Australia Council studio residencies, allowing him to work in London, New York and Barcelona. In 1999 he was one of the first Australian artists to be appointed as the Official War Artist to East Timor by the Australian War Memorial, and the first since the end of the Vietnam War. Joseph Brown (1918- ) Australian artist and art collector. ... Marcus Willss winning painting in 2006, The Paul Juraszek Monolith, was based on this print by an earlier Marcus, Marcus Gheeraerts The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize, and is the most prominent of all arts prizes, in Australia. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The Australian War Memorial is Australias national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organizations who have died in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

Rick has held over 40 solo exhibitions since first exhibiting at Joseph Brown Gallery in 1974 and has shown annually at Niagara Galleries for the past 20 years. A major survey exhibition of his paintings was curated by McClelland Gallery in 1990 and toured various regional galleries in Victoria and South Australia throughout 1990 and 1991. In 1993 another exhibition mounted by Bendigo Art Gallery toured Australia. Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

He still lives and works in Melbourne.

He was interviewed in the 2005 Peter Berner documentary about the Archibald Prize called Loaded Brush. Peter Berner, Australian comedian. ...

The winter by Rick Amor, 1997

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Paintings

His work borrows heavily from the pictorial inheritance of Symbolism and Surrealism. There is always a poetic mystery and sense of menace, even in apparently journalistic work, such as the East Timor paintings. His major themes are the solitary watcher, figures at twilight, the vast emptiness of urban spaces and quiet mysterious interiors. His works reasonate with powerful symbolism, and his landscapes in particular are full of disquieting atmosphere, with objects bathed in half light and shadows. Max Ernst. ...

Collections

Rick Amor is represented in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, the National Portrait Gallery, and numerous state, regional and university collections throughout Australia. National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... At least three art galleries are named National Portrait Gallery: National Portrait Gallery, Australia National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

References

• Davida Allen, Rick Amor, Stephanie Burns et al. (2000) The Australian Drawing, Australian National University.
• Gary Catalano (2001) The Solitary Watcher: Rick Amor and His Art, Melbourne University Publishing.

External links

• Art Right Now
• Making Portraits
• Niagara Galleries
• Rick Amor at Australian Art