John Peart
Qld 1945-2013
Untitled 1975
Acrylic on canvas
231.5 x 430 cm
BCEC Art Collection
John Peart’s abstract paintings are marked by an intense engagement with rhythm, colour and spatial movement. Emerging from colour‑field abstraction in the late 1960s, his practice evolved into layered, lyrical compositions that balance intuition and structure.
Peart often described his works as ‘inner landscapes’ where shape and tone create a sense of momentum rather than representation.
Influenced by music, Eastern philosophy and sustained observation of place, his paintings emphasise flow and resonance.
Over a career spanning five decades, Peart produced a restless and exploratory body of work that remains central to Australian abstraction for its intelligence, energy and formal freedom.
Untitled can be viewed on Plaza Level.