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Hardy Hanson, 1934-2012

January 30, 2012 by tylercollection

We are saddened to report the death of another artist from the Tyler collection. Hardy Hanson passed away in Santa Cruz, California, on January 26. Hanson worked with Ken Tyler at Gemini GEL in 1965 to produce four print editions: Vault for the deposit of justice, The prophet of justice, Peculiar evolution, Crusadist and Holy One. Throughout his life Hanson maintained his art practice in print and in painting. He taught visual art to many generations of students at several […]

Categories: Artists, Gemini GEL • Tags: Gemini GEL, Hardy Hanson, Kenneth Tyler, National Gallery of Australia, printmaking

Richard Serra at Gemini GEL

October 28, 2011 by tylercollection

An artist renowned for monumental sculpture in industrial materials seems an unlikely inclusion in a print collection; however Richard Serra is just that. Serra rose to fame with his Splashing works of the late 60s, which he created by flinging molten lead against the seam between a wall and the ground. His 1968 work Prop – a version of which the NGA’s International Painting and Sculpture holds in its collection – consists of a large lead sheet literally propped up […]

Categories: Artists, Gemini GEL • Tags: Gemini GEL, Kenneth Tyler, lead, lithograph, National Gallery of Australia, printmaking, Richard Serra

The quintessence of art collaboration: Richard Hamilton at Tyler Graphics Ltd.

September 26, 2011 by tylercollection

British Pop artist Richard Hamilton died earlier this month, aged eighty-nine. In a career that spanned many decades Hamilton developed his irreverent style in a range of media. He worked with Ken Tyler at Tyler Graphics Ltd. on a series of prints in 1976. To commemorate the life of this legendary artist we asked Ken to reflect on the time he spent working with Richard. His comments are below: “The quintessence of art collaboration was working with Richard Hamilton. Richard arrived at […]

Categories: Artists, Tyler Graphics Ltd • Tags: Art, artist, Kenneth Tyler, Pop art, printmaking, prints, Richard Hamilton, Tyler Collection, Tyler Graphics

ARTIST IN FOCUS: Per Inge Bjørlo

June 24, 2011 by Tyler Collection

The Kenneth Tyler Printmaking Collection contains prints made by seventy seven artists. Today we are taking a closer look at the work of Norwegian artist Per Inge Bjørlo. Bjørlo collaborated with Ken Tyler on several projects during the mid to late 90s, producing the series Heads from Balance and several other prints. Like much of his oeuvre – which includes painting, sculpture and installation – the work produced at Tyler Graphics Ltd. investigates the workings of the human psyche. Executed […]

Categories: Artists, Tyler Graphics Ltd • Tags: Art, artists, Kenneth Tyler, Per Inge Bjørlo, printmaking, prints, Tyler Graphics

Beyond Print: Documenting the living history of the National Gallery of Australia's Kenneth Tyler Printmaking Collection

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Hardy Hanson, 1934-2012

Richard Serra at Gemini GEL

The quintessence of art collaboration: Richard Hamilton at Tyler Graphics Ltd.

ARTIST IN FOCUS: Per Inge Bjørlo