Nan and pop's campfire kitchen
2007
Medium
synthetic polymer paint and gold leaf on canvas
Measurements
183.0 × 122.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Judith and Leon Gorr as the winner of the NGV Acquisitive Prize in conjunction with the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards, 2007
© Craig Allan Charles
Gallery location
Gallery 1
Ground Level, NGV Australia
About this work
Craig Charles’s Nan and pop’s campfire kitchen is enriched with the artist’s memories of growing up with his grandparents on Wamba Wamba Country around Swan Hill, Victoria. Working in his preferred medium of acrylic embellished with gold leaf and shellac, the artist asserts his connection to Country along the banks of the Murray River, represented in the work by a dotted wavy line that frames a dark blue section at the base of the canvas. Charles explained that this work reflects on his memories and experiences of bush living on the outskirts of town, in contrast to the routine ‘pumpkin stew’ of life in the centre of town.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Bendigo, Victoria
Accession Number
2007.710
Department
First Nations Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation