MICHAEL TAYLOR

Michael Taylor is one of Australia’s most important living painters. His expressionist compositions speak of an extraordinary intensity and energy maintained over a long and prolific oeuvre. Aged in his eighties and busy as ever, Taylor is continually branching out in bold new directions without compromising his vision.

As with an Olsen, you can tell a Taylor at twenty paces.

years younger than John Olsen and, in many ways, they belong to the same generation. Although not a recluse, Taylor has never been a media show pony and, unlike Olsen, he has followed a quieter and more consistent trajectory in his art. However, there are many parallels: both artists are committed to oil painting, watercolours and etchings, both explore abstracted landscapes, both possess a gentle sense