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Fabric no 2

Fabric no 2
 1998

Medium
cotton muslin, fibre reactive dyes
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton muslin, fibre reactive dyes
Measurements
490.0 × 120.0 cm (width irregular)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Accession Number
1999.33
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
A continuous length of white Indian cotton muslin, which has broad, irregular vertical pleats, producing a distorted appearance. Printed with a patchwork design of multi-coloured rectangles, that forms an impression like overlapping electronic screens; the imagery blurred or distorted by light. The printed surface is achieved with a combination of photographic transfer, wax resist, paper stencils and direct painting using two types of fibre reactive dyes.

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