Strangerlands II
2021
Medium
graphite, watercolour, gouache and gold foil on drafting film and paper
Measurements
(148 × 226.5 cm)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2025
© Martin King 2025
Gallery location
Gallery 9
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Although primarily known as a printmaker, Martin King also works in drawing, painting, installation and animation. He has recently created large-scale multimedia works exploring landscapes and the protection of fragile ecosystems threatened by climate change. In Strangerlands II, a large open book is set against the backdrop of an old-growth myrtle beech and sassafras forest. Below the open book, King has incorporated imagery drawn from William Strutt’s iconic painting Black Thursday Feb 6th 1851, while the images in the book reference depictions of apocalypse and war, including Francisco Goya’s etchings The disasters of war and Ingmar Bergman’s film The seventh seal.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2025.578
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings