Paul Haus and Billy

This 1972 photo features Paul Haus (left) and a guy listed only as Billy.

 

James T. Gleeson - The Drawings

The paintings of Australian artist James T. Gleeson (1915-2008) have appeared here several times.  The best known ones look like surreal seascapes, sometimes with huge shellfish and hints of volcanoes.  Here is a link to my past posts:

http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/search/label/James%20T.%20Gleeson?zx=31dc8811a636a041

Today, however, we will look at a dozen of his drawings, all of which present different viewpoint.

 

Balance

The model here looks like he's trying to keep his balance,

but it's hard to know without seeing his feet.

 

Unfinished?

The face and feet look unfinished, plus the top of his head is cut off,

but I still find myself lingering to look at this one at length.

 

Looking at us

The well built model here is looking right at us in an interesting way.

 

Wrestlers

I guess these guys are wrestling.  It doesn't look like dancing,

and I can't imagine what else it might be.

 

Pose

This is hands down the oddest pose in today's set.  I hope our resident

 life model David has some insight into what went into it.

 

Different

I don't know what process was used to make this one, and it probably isn't classed 

as a drawing, but I'm including it anyway.  I think it's remarkable.

 

Simple

Sometimes there's power in simplicity.

 

Special

I posted this one specially with Albert in mind.  Perhaps it will inspire him,

and I think it's my favorite of the entire set.

 

Emotive

This work seems very emotive for what might have been a simple drawing.

 

Physique pose

I've posted entire classic era physique series based on this squatting position.

I wonder if Mr. Gleeson might have seen any of those back in the day.

 

Interesting

Finishing the James Gleeson drawings set with a pose I find interesting.

 

James T. Gleeson

It's been a few years since I did a series on the work of James T. Gleeson (1915-2008), a talented Australian artist known for paiting male nudes in surrealistic scenes he called Psychoscapes.  We start with the first of at least five Pyschoscape works in today's set.

 

Playful

This one has a playful feel to it.

 

Psychoscape II

Most of James Gleason's Psychoscape painting have a single human figure, but this one has two.

 

Minotaur and Man

Minotaur and Man is from 1953 and has a very different feel from Gleeson's later work.

 

Psychoscape III

This Psychoscape series entry was called Pensive Man.

 

Surreal Landscape

Mr. Gleeson called this one Surreal Landscape.

 

Psychoscape IV

This Psychoscape item has unusual positioning for the subject.