Malcolm Horsley
(1952-1961)
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
93.0 × 88.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lyn Williams AC and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2025
© Estate of Fred Williams
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Watanabe’s Anti, Anarchy and Army collection highlights the ongoing influence of military dress and uniforms in the designer’s work. On the runway, he also reprised the styling of the previous season with black mohawk headpieces adorned with ominous electrical tape and studded face coverings. Watanabe reworked military jackets as panels, trims, dresses, trenchcoats and parkas in a predominantly khaki palette of heavy cotton drills, boiled wools and lace, each fabric collaged as a metaphor for camouflage.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England; Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.c.l.: Fred Williams
Accession Number
2025.45
Department
Australian Painting