The exhibition was a wonderful eclectic mix of media, form and style representing dogs in art since the colonial Australia. Visitors were greeted by Smudge on entering the exhibition.
Tim Storrier is a prominent artist from Bathurst. He won the Archibald Prize in 2012 for The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch). It was a particularly controversial win- after all it's difficult to win a portrait prize for a painting that doesn't actually feature a face. It did feature a little dog called Smudge - although I didn't know that at the time.
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| Smudge. 2010. Tim Storrier. |
Smudge was a rescue dog previously known as Midgey. Sadly, as Midgey Smudge was owned by a teacher and one day she ate a guinea pig which just happened to be the classroom pet of her owner. And so it was off to the pound for Midgey. Thankfully she went on to greater fame.
I loved this arrangement of dogs by Craig Koometa.
Dog snow globe!
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| Lair. Fiona Hall 2004 |
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| Roy- Prince of Orange. 2009. Victor Gordon. |
I was interested that there were two paintings referencing the super famous Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa. I laughed out loud to see this one. It's got a fabulous title too.
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| Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute. 1992. Lin Onus. |
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| Portrait of the artist's wife c 1902. Rupert Bunny |
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| Bargain Hunter. 2013. Joanna Braithwaite. |
I don't think I've ever seen the wave facing the other way, it's somewhat disconcerting.
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| Dent at sea. 2006. Peter Kingston. |
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| Dog in a gas mask. 2103. Peter Wegner. |
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| My best friend. 1910. Douglas Fry. |
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| Log Dog. 1970. Aleks Danko. |
Sadly Best in Show finishes tomorrow July 3.
Orange Regional Gallery
Byng St Orange
10-4 daily (closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday)
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It's certainly a unique idea to visit a gallery of dog related art. It's a great one- and one that I wouldn't think of. I loved your pictures!
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I love dogs and this would be a dream day for me! Beautiful artwork and I love those wooden statues. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteWhat an eclectic exhibition of our canine friend! Eep. love that altered Hokusai painting. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm happy they allowed you to take photos. I couldn't in Santa Fe. Huge disappointment.
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Who ever knew there was so much dog art? It does add something, doesn't it? I was visiting for Paris in July. I hope you'll jump in with Dreaming of France again when you can. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme
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