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Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly
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Sidney Nolan
Click on the hot spots to find out more information about this painting.Sidney Nolan painted this work of art
The Nolan head image was at the Sydney Olympic Games to represent the iconic nature of the Ned Kelly story. Ned Kelly is the figure in this image This painting is one of 27 in the series, 26 of these are in the NGA collection Ned Kelly is riding his horse in the Australian outback
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The story of Ned Kelly
Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series tells a narrative of the main events in the story of Ned Kelly's life. Talk to a partner about who is depicted and what is happening in each painting.
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The story of Ned Kelly
Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series tells a narrative of the main events in the story of Ned Kelly's life. Talk to a partner about who is depicted and what is happening in each painting.
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The story of Ned Kelly
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The story of Ned Kelly
Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series tells a narrative of the main events in the story of Ned Kelly's life. Label each work of art to show the sequence of events. -
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The main ingredients of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series
In 1961, Sidney Nolan told the writer Colin MacInnes that the main ingredients of the Kelly series were 'Kelly's own words, and Rousseau, and sunlight'.
This characteristically sums up his engagement with:- Australian history
- Australian landscape and
- European modern art
These 'ingredients' led Nolan to create his iconic Ned Kelly paintings.
The trial 1947
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Kelly's own words
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Rousseau
Nolan admired the 19th century French naïve painter Henri Rousseau.
As a young artist, Nolan was passionate about everything French: its poetry, paintings and culture.
Nolan had access to the works of French artists in magazines and catalogues whilst living with John and Sunday Reed in their home at Heide.
However, Nolan did not, imitate their works. He developed his own style based on a principle of direct vision and intuitive execution.
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Rousseau
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Rousseau
Compare and contrast Nolan's paintings
(use the elements of art as guidance: line, shape, form, space, texture, colour).
Landscape 1947
Stringybark creek 1946
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Sunlight
In 1948, Nolan wrote that the Kelly saga was 'a story arising out of the bush and ending in the bush'. What does he mean by this?Ned Kelly 1946
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Sunlight
Use Nolan's style of painting to create your own interpretation of his 'Ned Kelly 1946' painting.Ned Kelly 1946
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Drag and drop each significant event listed below along the timeline.
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