Portrait
1975-1976
Medium
colour super 8 film
Measurements
32 min
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1977
© Richard Larter/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Gallery 11
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Central to Richard Larter’s work was his philosophy that art should confront viewers directly, to provoke, disturb, aggravate or excite. Larter spoke openly about what he saw to be society’s double standards around nudity, sex and violence. These themes were widely consumed in the media at the time but often caused discomfort when produced in art. His wife and fellow artist, Pat Larter, was his muse and frequent model. The two would work side-by-side in a collaborative fashion, the themes of their work often overlapping.