Smell
1968
from the Made in Italy - Five senses portfolio 1968
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
© Joe Tilson / DACS, London. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
Joe Tilson was associated with the development of Pop Art in Britain in the 1960s, and took up printmaking as a major artform in 1963. He shared the general optimism about technology prevalent in this decade, using photographic imagery and hi-tech materials in his prints. His imagery was often drawn from mass media and consumer advertising, and he presented the prints in the Made in Italy – Five Senses portfolio as enlarged 35mm slides printed on acetate. In these he conveys each of the five senses through an emblematically paired object and written word.
Artwork Details
incised l.l.: 28/40
incised l.r.: Joe Tilson
Gift of Dr Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
© Joe Tilson / DACS, London. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest