Neil Haddon
Artwork title: A view of water
Medium: Acrylic, oil and lacquer on aluminium
Size: 140 cm x 130 cm
$44,000
About the Artwork
From my studio in Nipaluna/West Hobart, I catch a sliver of Timtumili Minanya/Derwent Estuary – a glimpse that, on occasion, carries me back to stories of the colonial whaling industry’s devastating toll. This painting recalls that view, combining it with the fate of James Bruni Kelly, aged 21, killed by a blow from a whale in 1841. My view is entangled within fragments of a painting by William Duke, which hangs in TMAG – the museum that stands between me and the water. The view is fractured, partial and never wholly grasped; still waiting to be fully interpreted.
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About the Artist
Neil Haddon is a British Australian artist based in lutruwita/Tasmania. His paintings explore displacement and identity through a migratory aesthetic. Exhibited at MONA, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, his work is held in major Australian collections and has been exhibited globally.
Photo: Jefford Walker