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Details
- Date
- 2014
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 184.0 x 366.0 cm stretcher
- Signature & date
Signed u.r. verso on stretcher, black fibre-tipped pen "Michael Johnson". Dated u.l. verso on stretcher, black fibre-tipped pen "... 2014 ...".
- Credit
- Acquired with funds provided by the AGNSW Board of Trustees 2014
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 172.2014
- Copyright
- © Michael Johnson/Copyright Agency
- Wynne Prize
- Winner - 2014
- Artist information
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Michael Johnson
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About
Because of our imposing geographical mass as a single continent, Australia is often viewed as its own entity, rather than what it really is: a vast island in a sea of islands known as Oceania.
This work pays homage to the origin myths of Oceania, particularly the Māori legend of the sky and earth being separated to admit the light of day.
Landscape is so often signalled by the division of sea and sky but this work deals with convex space rather than a conventional horizontal perspective. With a wider scale and a paler palette, I explore the inverted geology under the sea or the unmapped strata of clouds.
Michael Johnson 2014
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes (2014), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Jul 2014–28 Sep 2014
Destination Sydney: Re-imaginings, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, 07 Dec 2018–17 Mar 2019
Matisse Alive, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 Oct 2021–03 Apr 2022
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Bibliography
Referenced in 4 publications
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Andrew Frost., theguardian.com.au, 'Archibald portrait a worthy winner, but Wynne landscape prize a scene stealer', Sydney, 21 Jul 2014, n.pag. (colour illus.). viewed 21.07.2014, http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/21/archibald-baffles-while-wynne-shows-how-much-more-alive-landscape-is
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Anna Johnson, Artist Profile, 'Michael Johnson', pg. 56-65, St Leonards, Feb 2016, 61.
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John McDonald., smh.com.au, 'Salon des Refuses: the art of rejection', Sydney, 08 Aug 2014, n.pag.. viewed 08.08.2014, http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/salon-des-refuses-the-art-of-rejection-20140807-10094f.html
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Jill Sykes (Editor), Look, 'The one and only Archie', pg. 12, Sydney, Sep 2014, 12.
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