Pacific Transformer 2
2009; printed 2013
from the Pacific Transformer series 2009–13
Medium
linocut on tapa (paper)
Measurements
100.1 × 185.8 cm irreg. (image) 104.0 × 198.8 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Yvonne Pettengell Bequest, 2013
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Tama Sharman’s linocut print on tapa cloth is one of a series of four works exploring how male spiritual identities can be expressed through traditional First Nations iconographic tattoos. Autobiographical in nature, the series reflects on transness and queerness within First Nations and Pacific contexts. Sharman’s work powerfully conveys the negotiations involved in living between cultural identities as well as genders.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Edition
ed. 1/2
Accession Number
2013.723.2
Department
Pacific Art