Explosion

Explosion
 1996

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
135.1 × 120.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in black fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.c.r.: Howard Arkley (underlined) '96
inscribed in black fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.r.: Name. Howard ARKLEY / Title. Explosion / Date. 1996 / Size. 1230mmX1230mm / Medium. Acrylic on Canvas
Accession Number
2000.170
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Howard Arkley by Rob Gould, Governor, 2000
© Courtesy of the artist's estate and Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
airbrushing bright (colour attribute) geometric abstraction linear forms movement (compositional concept) multi-coloured outlines (linear form) spirals (geometric figures)

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