Marty
1995
Medium
coloured inks, synthetic polymer paint, plastic, glitter and self adhesive plastic collage on canvas
Measurements
126.0 × 90.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1997
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue fibre-tipped pen on on reverse u.c.l.: "MARTY"
inscribed in blue fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: PAT LARTER
inscribed in blue fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.r.: AUGUST 1995
Accession Number
1997.341
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits
Subjects (specific)
feminism men (male humans) nudes (representations) patterns (design elements) prostitutes sexuality
Physical description
The subject of the work, Marty, is photographically reproduced on canvas by the superscan laser technique which involves computer-controlled airbrush guns spraying acrylic-based pigment inks. Marty is nude, kneeling on a bed, looking toward the camera. The figure is surrounded by impasto glitter paint piped, brushed and spread across the canvas. The entire environment surrounding each figure has been articulated and decorated with glitter, gel and reflective fragments of plastic and found objects.