By five lengths
2014
100.0 x 160.0 cm
Ian Potter Museum of Art
Ivan Durrant developed an affinity with animals at a very early age, one that has been sustained throughout his life. Animals, predominantly horses and cattle, have played the lead roles in his artwork for nearly 45 years. Durrant is motivated by the beauty of animals as well as a desire to increase awareness of how people interact with animals, whether by using them as a food source, or, in the case of horse racing, as entertainment. Over a career spanning five decades, Durrant has explored a variety of styles. For one of his earliest works Durrant dumped a slaughtered cow carcass in the forecourt of the National Gallery of Victoria. His early practice is characterized by a naive, folk-art idiom and in the 1980s, he established himself as one of Australia
ivan durrant (1947 –)
Discover Ivan Durrant, Australia's enfant terrible of art. Known for super-realism, shock value performances like the Slaughtered Cow Happening, and socio-political themes.
Ian Potter Museum of Art (Carlton, Australia)
The Ian Potter Museum of Art is a learning museum of the University of Melbourne, situated at the Parkville Campus. Admission is free. The Potter Museum of Art and The University of Melbourne acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which we work and create. Continue
Tietoja teoksesta
- Teoksen nimi: By five lengths
- Taiteilija: ivan durrant
- Vuosi: 2014
- Alkuperäiset mitat: 100.0 x 160.0 cm
- Muoto: Panoramic
- Tekijänoikeustilanne: Tekijänoikeuden piirissä
- Sijainti: Ian Potter Museum of Art
- Värin sävy: Blue-Violet to Rose