Anthony Lloyd (born 1970) is an Australian contemporary artist.
Tony Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Lloyd 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Contemporary artist |
| Known for | Painter |
Early life and education
editLloyd was born in 1970 in Melbourne.[1]
He acquired a master's degree in fine arts at RMIT University in 2000.[2]
Art practice
editLloyd's paintings are influenced by cinema,[3] in particular film noir and science fiction,[4] and the Romantic conception of the sublime.[5] Lloyd's largely monochromatic paintings are realist in style.
His work depicts a wide range of subject matter from mountain landscapes[6] to film noir vistas of highways at night.[7] History and science fiction are recurring themes.[4] In the December 2009 edition of Australian Art Collector, critic Ashley Crawford wrote, "Lloyd’s work clearly encapsulates a strange crossover between popular and high culture – there are times when his work finds the meeting point between Von Guerard and Von Daniken."[8]
Curator Simon Gregg stated, "Often the works will speak of the future without implicitly describing anything that is futuristic. While at the same time the suggest a distant past, tinged with the faint melancholic wisp of nostalgia. Which heralds one of Lloyd's great contradictions and enduring points of interest: his works are insistently of the here and now – placing us squarely in the present moment of experience- but speak of time immemorial; of all time".[9]
Awards
editLloyd is the winner of the 2012 John Leslie Art Prize, a prestigious award for landscape painting for his painting, Expanded Sphere.[10][11]
He has been a finalist for other awards, such as the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, the Arthur Guy Prize at the Bendigo Art Gallery[2] and the 2024 Hadley's Art Prize for landscape.[12]
Exhibitions
editLloyd's art has been showcased internationally in places such as Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Melbourne and London.[2] Exhibitions include:
- Depth of Field at Shepparton Art Gallery and the Monash University Museum of Art (2003)[1]
- Oneindige landschappen at Slot Zeist in The Netherlands (2004)[13]
- Heat: Art and Climate Change at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne (2008)[14] and Gippsland Art Gallery (2009)[citation needed]
- Lost Highways (2009), at Gippsland Art Gallery; a survey of the artist's work from 1998 to 2008[15]
- High Plains Drift (2023), at Benalla Art Gallery; a survey of the artist's work from 2001 to 2023[16]
Collections
editLloyd's work is in the public collections of the State Library of Victoria[17] and Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b Tegart, L: Depth of Field page 26 Exhibition catalogue Shepparton Art Gallery 2003.ISBN 0 9577065 7 X
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Leach, S: Mountains of Madness, page 207. Australian Art Collector Issue 50 December 2009.
- ^ a b Crawford, A: Mountains of Madness, page 204. Australian Art Collector Issue 50 December 2009.
- ^ Gregg, S: Tony Lloyd. Lost Highways, page 3. Exhibition catalogue Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 2009. ISBN 978-0-9806306-4-0
- ^ Williams, L: Heat: Art and Climate Change page 12 Exhibition catalogue RMIT Gallery 2008.ISBN 97809803679 4 2
- ^ Gregg, S: Tony Lloyd. Lost Highways, page 4. Exhibition catalogue Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 2009. ISBN 978-0-9806306-4-0
- ^ Crawford, A: Mountains of Madness, page 206. Australian Art Collector, Issue 50 (December 2009).
- ^ Gregg, S: Tony Lloyd. Lost Highways, page 21. Exhibition catalogue Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 2009. ISBN 978-0-9806306-4-0
- ^ "Worthy winner". Gippsland Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Artist extends his own 'sphere of influence'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "From Tasmanian cliffs to pig-nosed turtles: $100,000 Hadley's Art prize – in pictures". The Guardian. 2 August 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Holtrop, F Het Filmische Landschap, Oneindige Landschappen Exhibition Catalogue 2004
- ^ Williams, L: Heat: Art and Climate Change Exhibition catalogue RMIT Gallery 2008.ISBN 97809803679 4 2
- ^ Gregg, S: Tony Lloyd. Lost Highways. Exhibition catalogue Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale 2009. ISBN 978-0-9806306-4-0
- ^ Nash, E: Tony Lloyd. High Plains Drift. Exhibition catalogue Benalla Art Gallery 2023. https://benallaartgallery.com.au/tony-lloyd-high-plains-drift/
- ^ State Library of Victoria Online Catalogue https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9919769973607636
- ^ Gippsland Art Gallery Online Catalogue https://www.gippslandartgallery.com/collections/expanded-sphere-2012-033/