Kevin Connor interviewed for the Australian Eye series [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1857549
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Connor, Kevin, 1932-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research only; as copyright rests with Film Australia all requests for copies & public use to be made to Film Australia; permission from interviewee or their estate also required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1981 Mar. 10
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 47 min): analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Australian eye. Series 5.
- Summary:
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Kevin Connor, artist speaks about his forthcoming exhibition; what size & shape canvas works best for him when painting a portrait; how his environment influences his work; how he chooses his subjects; his views of the value of inspiration for an artist; why he uses the concept of a frame within -a-frame in his work; his method for painting a portrait; his opinion of what true art consists of; why he stopped painting in oils & changed to acrylic paint; importance of what he terms visual thinking as opposed to intellectual thinking for an artist; the effect that the work of past artists can have on contemporary artists; how he regards the process of painting.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on March 10, 1981.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Painters
- Other authors/contributors:
- Film Australia
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2051 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1981
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