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Artworks
Joan Ross
Land of the broken hearted, 2021hand-coloured pigment print on rag paper71 x 94 cm / 85 x 106 cm (framed)edition of 8 + 2 APPOAThis work is about re-imagining the history & the landscapes to tell a new and different story, looking at it from a another perspective. This is Castle Hill in NSW...This work is about re-imagining the history & the landscapes to tell a new and different story, looking at it from a another perspective. This is Castle Hill in NSW (not Tasmania) – history is fluid. I was born in Glasgow, but I grew up in the western suburbs near Castle Hill.
The woman is a Gainsborough mix, and her hair is made up of a Gainsborough mans hair in an absurdist fashion
Source material:
Unknown artist circa 1805 but it is likely that it is a collection of sketches by J. W. Lewin, P. P. King, P. G. King and others, 1793-18501793-1850
