“Gary, your excellent monograph arrived today. What an insight into your work over the decades. It should be in every art school library.” Professor Brad Buckley
GARY WILLIS - Post Conceptual Painter
Handsomely illustrated, this 300-page, case-bound monograph surveys 55+ years of works by post-Conceptual painter Gary Willis, circa 1970-2025.
CONTRIBUTORS
Jenny Zimmer - Foreword
Damian Smith - Introduction
Gary Willis - Commentary
Published by Words For Art, 2025
Synopsis
While artist monographs tend to reflect consistent practices, developed through early, mid, late stages, Gary Willis has eschewed predictability in favour of diverse meanderings through a wide range of media - Performance - Video - Painting - Drawing- Etching - Art theory. For an artist whose career commenced in the late 1960s, Willis is revealed as a seminal figure in Australian art, charting new ground before moving to fresh creative territory.
ISBN 978-0-9875155-4-4
PURCHASE PRICE
$125.00 (+ postage) - case-bound, linen slip-case
$150.00 (+ postage) - limited edition of 10, signed by the authors, case-bound, linen slip-case
Gary Willis BIRD/SONG scarf
$45,00 (+postage)
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Gary Willis, BIRD/SONG, 1973 scarf, $45.00 (+postage)
TESTIMONIALS
“Gazzz! Your tome, Gary Willis 1970-2025 a tour de force! I’ve really enjoyed getting back on board the ‘G’ Train again - this time for the full trip ….What a life, such verve…..the life of a true artist! You put your life on the line, it gets smashed up and you come straight back up and at it again with fresh insights - your wit still intact - ready for the next episode. Well done Gazzz, it’s a fitting testimony to living the life of your own choice - the life of the artist - a claim very few can make these days.’”
Max Pam, photographer - Western Australia 2025.
“Gary, your excellent monograph arrived today. What an insight into your work over the decades. It should be in every art school library.”
Professor Brad Buckley