Dr Optic
(2003)
Medium
collage of cut and printed paper and mylar
Measurements
(40.5 × 28.3 cm) (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Canberra, ACT
Inscription
None
Accession Number
2010.539
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Physical description
Image of a head constructed from a collage of a black and white photographic image of a face and abstracted features made from cut and printed papers. A vertical black section runs through the left hand side of the face and the eye on this side is patched with a red cross.
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