Ken Done's Poster ArtArtist ProfileMarie-Therese Wisniowski

Introduction
Ken Done is a prolific Australian artist of distinction. Ken Done's artwork is autographical and so is distinctly Australian in context and by design. The images he creates reflect his lifetime of living on the NSW coast. He grew up in Maclean, 640 kilometers north of Sydney. He then moved to Mosman, on the north-east fringe of Sydney Harbour. His studio is a weatherboard shack at the edge of the beach and so the harbour is a source of many of his inspired artworks.

'My idea of what the studio is, is not quite reality. It's what I want reality to be. Painting those pictures is a way of experiencing that ideal world. They give me pleasure because they keep recalling that ideal experience.'

Ken Done's Poster Art

Title (Year): Sydney (1980).

Title (Year): Helmet Shell (1979).
Size: 28 x 18 cm.
Comment [1]: Pencil drawing for limited edition poster.
Courtesy: Collection of the artist.

Title (Year): Basket of Shells (1979).
Size: 23 x 23 cm.
Comment [1]: Pencil drawing for limited edition poster.
Courtesy: Collection of the artist.

Title (Year): The Boat in Winter (1985).
Size: 58 x 78 cm.
Comment [1]: Oil crayon drawing for poster.
Courtesy: Collection of Edward Dunlop and B.J. Ball (Sydney).

Title (Year): Sydney by Night (1984).
Size: 69 x 49 cm.
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Title (Year): Sydney (1982).
Size: 77 x 52 cm.
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Title (Year): Brisbane (1982).
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Title (Year): Canberra (1982).
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Title (Year): Perth (1982).
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Title (Year): Adelaide (1982).
Comment [1]: Poster.
Courtesy: Art Directors Gallery (Sydney).

Reference:
[1] K. Done, Paintings, Drawings, Posters and Prints, Craftsman House, Seaforth, NSW (1986).