Interior (Abstract Eye)
1991
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
185.0 × 185.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by the Moët & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Fellows Collection, 2000
© The Estate of Gordon Bennett
Gallery location
Gallery 11
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Gordon Bennett rose to prominence in the Australian art world in the early 1990s, gaining widespread attention after winning the Moët & Chandon Australian Art Fellowship in 1991. During this time, many of his paintings, including Interior (Abstract eye), were concerned with postcolonial questions of identity and history, often using appropriation to interrogate representation.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
2000.79
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Concepts and Ideas Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
appropriation (imagery) Australian Aboriginal (culture and style) gaze (psychoanalytical concept) group identity indigenous people postcolonialism racial discrimination
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)