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From Archibald to Argentina Source: The Weekend Australian Financial Review by Katrina Strickland 28-29 November 2009 Craig Ruddy fled the controversy over his Gulpilil portrait to find inspiration in South America, writes Katrina Strickland William Dobell retreated to his sisters farm on Lake Macquarie in the mid-1940s after the infamous court battle over whether his 1943 Archibald Prize winning portrait of fellow artist Joshua Smith was a portrait or a caricature....sixty years later another artist, Craig Ruddy, was taken to court over his 2004 Archibald prize-winning portrait of actor David Gulpilil, this time weather it was a painting or a drawing. ... I wanted to capture the beauty of the environment but also the danger, poverty and struggle in Rio, where people say you need 10 eyes in the back of your head. ... more » View all Latest News articles

Investing in Prints

Art Investors Can't Get Enough Source: The Australian by Corrie Perkin 22 July 2006 THE Australian art market is running white hot, with buyers outstripping sellers and bidders splashing up to $50,000 simply to get a foot on the ladder. "There is a lot of confidence and a lot of good, new, solid money around, plus a lack of quality works," said Jon Dwyer, general manager of Savill Galleries. "And there are a lot of new people willing to spend 30, 40 or $50,000 just to enter the marketplace." ... more » View all Investing in Prints articles

Artist Features

Levitação / Levitation Source: Richardmartinart.com.au by Jonathan Turner, the award-winning Rome-based art critic and curator November 2009 Craig Ruddy captures the sharp light of Rio de Janeiro as it is reflected by the rippling sea, bouncing off the white sands to create a distinctive, mauve haze. The shards of light overlap and fragment, as though refracted by panes of glass, and the imagery in Ruddy's Levitation series is further affected by the glass sheets superimposed over his most recent paintings. Outlines of athletic figures immersed in water, tumbling in the frothy surf and leaping on the beach sometimes resemble the shimmering profiles of a mirage. The horizon shifts. Shadows seem to appear and disappear, but in fact, they really do. ... more » View all Artist Features articles

About Berkeley Editions

Prints Explained Source: Wentwork Courier 5th July 2006 "We have found that people are really interested in learning more about printmaking and how limited editions are produced and why they may increase in value", Robyn Berkeley of Berkeley Editions said. "People are unsure about the difference between etchings, lithographs and screen-prints and would like to recognise these differences." ... more » View all About Berkeley Editions articles

Press Releases

Craig Ruddy - Exciting new direction Source: Press Release by Janise Beaumont October 2008 Robyn Berkeley of Berkeley Editions is delighted to announce three spectacular new releases, in conjunction with Archibald Prize winner, Craig Ruddy, now widely-regarded as one or Australia’s hottest artists. The three images, titled ‘Embers’, ‘Nocturnal Flower’ and ‘Dawn Embrace’, are his first-ever etchings. As Craig explains it, they depict the human form and the human spirit, and their journey in connection with the landscape.  ... more » View all Press Releases articles

Print Making

The Production Of Garry Shead’s 2005 Releases Source: Basil Hall Editions by Basil Hall October 2005 In 1988, Garry Shead worked with Sydney Master Printer Diana Davidson to produce a suite of 5 etchings known as the “Outback ballad” Suite. These sugar-lift and aquatint works were printed in one colour in small editions of 25. The zinc plates were then stored in Sydney until 2005, when Robyn Berkeley of Berkeley Editions suggested Garry make colour versions of the earlier etchings using the original plates. ... more » View all Print Making articles