Self-Portrait "Goodbye to all that!" (Robert Graves); Alan Pearson; 2010; 2018.001
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'"Goodbye to all that" is an autobiography by Robert Graves (publ 1929). Graves fought in the trenches in World War I and wrote about the effects of war on the soldiers, the savagery, the shock of it all. In my early childhood I was aware of the trauma suffered by those who had participated in that war. I painted this portrait when I was 81, feeling in accord with Graves and with sympathy for all humanity.' - Alan Pearson Singer, dancer, poet, conversationalist, Neo-Expressionist Alan Pearson was born in Liverpool in 1929. He traveled for great deal of his life, spending time in Canada and Australia working a variation of jobs. In 1955, he set himself up in New Zealand, and studied at the Canterbury Art School and Auckland Teachers' Training College. Pearson was vitally concerned with the metaphysical and intangible, articulating dense concepts about the human condition -- passions, fears, and emotions in his works. He also used his art to explore the social changes of his lifetime, with the constant motivation of a fresh perception of the human psyche. This was intensified later in life when he was diagnosed with macular degeneration.
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Self-Portrait "Goodbye to all that!" (Robert Graves); Alan Pearson; 2010; 2018.001
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Alan Pearson
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2010
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Oil on Canvas, 915 x 915mm
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