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Organic Model F (Liquid) 1976

Artwork Organic Model F (Liquid) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1976-01-01
Accession No.
2017.252
Date Created
1976
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Australian Art
Dimensions A
211 x 162cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
synthetic polymer paint
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Credit Line
The James C. Sourris AM Collection.
Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Howard Arkley is primarily known for his bright pop art paintings of suburban houses. His early work Organic Model F (Liquid) 1976, however, embraces more fluid, calligraphic forms, recalling the work of early twentieth-century abstract painters Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. Flirting with biomorphic shapes, the work still conveys a mechanical aspect in its airbrushed black paint elements. The result is a composition that appears malleable, as hard edges and clean lines are countered by soft sprays that float and swirl, push and pull.

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© The Estate of Howard Arkley, Courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary

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Exhibitions featuring this object

Ross Manning’s Spectra XIII 2017, installed for ’Courage and Beauty’, GOMA, September 2021 / The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / © Ross Manning / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA

‘Courage and Beauty’

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

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