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}}'''Stephen Eastaugh''' (born 28 July 1960) is an Australian contemporary artist from [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]], Australia. He is known for producing semi-[[Abstract art|abstract]], [[mixed media]] art, and his work is often informed by his experiences traveling.
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=Stephen Eastaugh=


== Career ==
'''Stephen Eastaugh''' (born 1960) is an Australian contemporary artist. Born in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]], Australia, Eastaugh undertook undergraduate studies at the [[University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM|Victorian College of the Arts]] from 1979 to 1981. After completing his Bachelor of Fine Art he began to travel, first to New Zealand and Norway,<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> and since then has not settled anywhere for more than a few months at a time.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> Travel informs Eastaugh’s art. Each of his semi-abstract, mixed-media artworks tells a story based on his travels.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010 </ref> Since the early 1980s he has participated in over 100 solo exhibitions and 100 group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. He is represented in many of the Australia’s leading art museums and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the Kerry Stokes Collection, the NGV and Parliament House Canberra.
Eastaugh studied at the [[University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM|Victorian College of the Arts]] from 1979 to 1981. After completing his Bachelors of Fine Art, he began to travel, first to New Zealand and Norway,<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> and since then has not settled anywhere for more than a few months at a time.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> Since the early 1980s, he has participated in over 100 solo exhibitions and 100 group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. He is represented in many of Australia’s state and national art collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and Parliament House Canberra.


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In 2012 Eastaugh self-published ''Unstill Life'', a book with a limited-edition of 500 copies, documenting his 30 years of traveling which he wrote over the winter of 2009 at [[Mawson station]] in Antarctica.
Referred to as ‘professional nomad’,<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> ‘peripatetic’<ref>Delany, Max, ‘Drift and Flow’, ''Unstill Life'', 2012</ref> and ‘geographically promiscuous’.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref> Eastaugh calls his art of travel an ‘Unstill Life’.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008</ref> He has made nine trips to Antarctica: three trips as the official [http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/antarctic-arts-fellowship/alumni/2000-2009/2000-stephen-eastaugh Australian Antarctic Arts fellow] (2000, 2002–3, 2009), and six times as an artist-in-residence on tourist ships. He travelled twice to the [[North Pole]] as part of a Polar art residency on Russian icebreakers.<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> Ulan Bator (Mongolia), Nuuk (Greenland), Nufa Alofa (Tonga), Ushuaia (Argentina) are among the 80 plus countries Eastaugh has visited.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> His 2006 Summer studio at Australia’s [[Davis Station]] in Antarctica was the subject of the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] documentary ''AntarcticArt''.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref>


=== Artistic Style and Influences ===
Eastaugh follows a tradition of artists inspired by travel and foreign landscapes, including [[Claude Lorrain]] and [[J. M. W. Turner]].<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> His abstract, often surreal, pictorial language retells his exotic travel adventures, such as passing out after his drink was spiked in Peru (''Drugs'', 1990).<ref>Wardell, M “East(augh), West, North and South”, ''Stephen Eastaugh: Antarctica'', international touring exhibition catalogue, 2000-1</ref> ''Antarctichinoiserie-scape'' (2004), for example, was inspired by the rafting sea ice found in Antarctica while reminiscent of depictions of distance in Chinese landscape paintings.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref>
Each of Eastaugh's semi-abstract, mixed-media artworks tells a story based on his travels,<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010</ref> such as passing out after his drink was spiked in Peru (''Drugs'', 1990).<ref>Wardell, M “East(augh), West, North and South”, ''Stephen Eastaugh: Antarctica'', international touring exhibition catalogue, 2000-1</ref> ''Antarctichinoiserie-scape'' (2004), for example, was inspired by the rafting sea ice found in Antarctica while reminiscent of depictions of distance in Chinese landscape paintings.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref>


“My pieces are not direct representations of nature,” Eastaugh says. “Instead, I pick up bits and pieces from the landscape, and from my weird and wonderful experiences.”<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, South China Morning Post, 8 August 2004</ref> The work Eastaugh produces in each country regularly uses materials that resonate with, or are particular to, the local culture.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> These materials have a strong textural quality: encaustic wax, oilsticks, medical bandages, rugs, fabric, embroidery, damaged paper and pearl shells.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref> ''Rooted (Mongolia)'', 2004, for example, abstracts various Mongolian objects and views in 30 panels made from acrylic paint and embroidered medical bandages, wool and cotton thread.<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> In an era of accessible travel, Eastaugh reverses the usual tourist leisure pursuit. “For Eastaugh work is the journey and home is wherever he happens to be.”<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref>
Eastaugh calls his art of travel an ‘Unstill Life’.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008</ref> He has made nine trips to Antarctica: three trips as the official [http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/antarctic-arts-fellowship/alumni/2000-2009/2000-stephen-eastaugh Australian Antarctic Arts fellow] (2000, 2002–3, 2009), and six times as an artist-in-residence on tourist ships. He travelled twice to the [[North Pole]] as part of a Polar art residency on Russian icebreakers.<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref> Ulan Bator (Mongolia), Nuuk (Greenland), Nufa Alofa (Tonga), Ushuaia (Argentina) are among the 80 plus countries Eastaugh has visited.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> His 2006 Summer studio at Australia’s [[Davis Station]] in Antarctica was the subject of the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] documentary ''AntarcticArt''.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref> On Eastaugh's third official trip to Antarctica he over-wintered at Mawson station.<ref>Raw, Kristin. “Ice in your paintbrush”, ''Australian Antarctic Magazine'', Issue 29, December 2015</ref>


The work Eastaugh produces in each country regularly uses materials that resonate with, or are particular to, the local culture.<ref>Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, ''Asian Art News'', Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004</ref> These materials have a strong textural quality: encaustic wax, oilsticks, medical bandages, rugs, fabric, embroidery, damaged paper and pearl shells.<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref> ''Rooted (Mongolia)'', 2004, for example, abstracts various Mongolian objects and views in 30 panels made from acrylic paint and embroidered medical bandages, wool and cotton thread.<ref>Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, ''South China Morning Post'', 8 August 2004</ref>
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In 2012 Eastaugh self-published ''Unstill Life'', a book with a limited-edition of 500 copies, documenting his 30 years of travelling which he wrote over the winter of 2009 at '''[[Mawson station]]''' in Antarctica.


=Personal life=
== Personal life ==
An adopted child<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008 </ref> Eastaugh made contact with his biological parents when he was 28.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010 </ref> His biological father is a former Dutch sailor, based in Broome, Australia.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010 </ref> In 2007 Eastaugh married Argentinian photographer and vigneron Carolina Furque in Hong Kong.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010 </ref>
An adopted child born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]<ref>Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, ''Mercedes magazine'', Autumn 2008</ref> Eastaugh made contact with his biological parents when he was 28.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010</ref> His biological father is a former Dutch sailor, based in Broome, Australia.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010</ref> In 2007 Eastaugh married Argentinian photographer and vigneron Carolina Furque in Hong Kong.<ref>Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, ''The Australian'', 26 June 2010</ref>


=Collections (selected)=
==Collections (selected)==
[[National Gallery of Australia]], Canberra<br>
* [[National Gallery of Australia]], Canberra
[[The National Gallery of Victoria]], Melbourne<br>
* [[The National Gallery of Victoria]], Melbourne
[[Art Gallery of Western Australia|The Art Gallery of Western Australia]], Perth<br>
* [[Art Gallery of Western Australia|The Art Gallery of Western Australia]], Perth
[[Museum of Contemporary Art Australia|Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney]]<br>
* [[Museum of Contemporary Art Australia|Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney]]
[[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]], Hobart<br>
* [[Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]], Hobart
[[Parliament House, Canberra]]<br>
* [[Parliament House, Canberra]]
Australian Antarctic Division Collection<br>
* Australian Antarctic Division Collection
Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth<br>
* Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth
[[Nevada Museum of Art]], Reno<br>
* [[Nevada Museum of Art]], Reno


=Awards, grants, fellowships (selected)=
==Awards, grants, fellowships (selected)==
[[Asialink]] Residency, Hong Kong 2001 and Beijing 2012<br>
* [[Asialink]] Residency, Hong Kong 2001 and Beijing 2012
[https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/studios-in-paris-scholarship/ Art Gallery of NSW, Moya Dyring Studio, Cite Internationale, Paris, 2001]<br>
* [https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/about-us/opportunities-for-artists/studios-in-paris-scholarship/ Art Gallery of NSW, Moya * Dyring Studio, Cite Internationale, Paris, 2001]
[http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/antarctic-arts-fellowship/alumni/2000-2009/2000-stephen-eastaugh Australian Antarctic Division Artists' Program, 2000, 2002–3 and 2009]<br>
* [http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/antarctic-arts-fellowship/alumni/2000-2009/2000-stephen-eastaugh Australian Antarctic Division Artists' Program, 2000, 2002–3 and 2009]
Faber Castell National Drawing Award (Professional), 1991<br>
* Faber Castell National Drawing Award (Professional), 1991


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==References==
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=External links=
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[http://stepheneastaugh.com.au stepheneastaugh.com.au]<br>


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==External links==
[https://www.nkngallery.com NKN Gallery, Melbourne, Australia]<br>
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* [http://stepheneastaugh.com.au stepheneastaugh.com.au]
[http://www.biederberg.com Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]<br>


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=References=
[[Category:Australian art]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Latest revision as of 22:26, 2 March 2024

Stephen Eastaugh
Born (1960-07-28) 28 July 1960 (age 64)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationArtist
Years active1981-
Known forSemi-abstract Landscapes

Stephen Eastaugh (born 28 July 1960) is an Australian contemporary artist from Melbourne, Australia. He is known for producing semi-abstract, mixed media art, and his work is often informed by his experiences traveling.

Career

[edit]

Eastaugh studied at the Victorian College of the Arts from 1979 to 1981. After completing his Bachelors of Fine Art, he began to travel, first to New Zealand and Norway,[1] and since then has not settled anywhere for more than a few months at a time.[2] Since the early 1980s, he has participated in over 100 solo exhibitions and 100 group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. He is represented in many of Australia’s state and national art collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and Parliament House Canberra.

In 2012 Eastaugh self-published Unstill Life, a book with a limited-edition of 500 copies, documenting his 30 years of traveling which he wrote over the winter of 2009 at Mawson station in Antarctica.

Artistic Style and Influences

[edit]

Each of Eastaugh's semi-abstract, mixed-media artworks tells a story based on his travels,[3] such as passing out after his drink was spiked in Peru (Drugs, 1990).[4] Antarctichinoiserie-scape (2004), for example, was inspired by the rafting sea ice found in Antarctica while reminiscent of depictions of distance in Chinese landscape paintings.[5]

Eastaugh calls his art of travel an ‘Unstill Life’.[6] He has made nine trips to Antarctica: three trips as the official Australian Antarctic Arts fellow (2000, 2002–3, 2009), and six times as an artist-in-residence on tourist ships. He travelled twice to the North Pole as part of a Polar art residency on Russian icebreakers.[7] Ulan Bator (Mongolia), Nuuk (Greenland), Nufa Alofa (Tonga), Ushuaia (Argentina) are among the 80 plus countries Eastaugh has visited.[8] His 2006 Summer studio at Australia’s Davis Station in Antarctica was the subject of the ABC TV documentary AntarcticArt.[9] On Eastaugh's third official trip to Antarctica he over-wintered at Mawson station.[10]

The work Eastaugh produces in each country regularly uses materials that resonate with, or are particular to, the local culture.[11] These materials have a strong textural quality: encaustic wax, oilsticks, medical bandages, rugs, fabric, embroidery, damaged paper and pearl shells.[12] Rooted (Mongolia), 2004, for example, abstracts various Mongolian objects and views in 30 panels made from acrylic paint and embroidered medical bandages, wool and cotton thread.[13]

Personal life

[edit]

An adopted child born in Melbourne, Australia[14] Eastaugh made contact with his biological parents when he was 28.[15] His biological father is a former Dutch sailor, based in Broome, Australia.[16] In 2007 Eastaugh married Argentinian photographer and vigneron Carolina Furque in Hong Kong.[17]

Collections (selected)

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Awards, grants, fellowships (selected)

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References

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  1. ^ Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, South China Morning Post, 8 August 2004
  2. ^ Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, Asian Art News, Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004
  3. ^ Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010
  4. ^ Wardell, M “East(augh), West, North and South”, Stephen Eastaugh: Antarctica, international touring exhibition catalogue, 2000-1
  5. ^ Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, Asian Art News, Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004
  6. ^ Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008
  7. ^ Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, South China Morning Post, 8 August 2004
  8. ^ Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, Asian Art News, Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004
  9. ^ Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008
  10. ^ Raw, Kristin. “Ice in your paintbrush”, Australian Antarctic Magazine, Issue 29, December 2015
  11. ^ Thomson, Jonathan. “The Art of Travel”, Asian Art News, Vol. 14 No.6, November/December 2004
  12. ^ Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008
  13. ^ Hor-Chung Lau, J. “Stitches and stays”, South China Morning Post, 8 August 2004
  14. ^ Schmidt, Lucinda. “Everysomewherever”, Mercedes magazine, Autumn 2008
  15. ^ Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010
  16. ^ Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010
  17. ^ Crawford, Ashley. “Wandering star”, The Australian, 26 June 2010
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