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FIND OUT MORE ON THE QAGOMA BLOG: https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/understanding-the-work-of-queensland-artist-robert-macpherson/ Brisbane-born painter Robert MacPherson (1937–2021) was one of Australia’s most significant artists and found inspiration in everyday life, including in the slang words and scientific terms that we often take for granted. In this clip, Samantha Littley, Curator Australian Art, explores a much-loved artwork by MacPherson in the QAGOMA Collection, 'Mayfair: (Swamp rats) ninety-seven signs for C.P., J.P., B.W., G.W. & R.W.' 1994–94, in which the artist riffs on the hand-painted signs that appear on the verges of our nation’s byroads and highways.
Robert MacPherson, Australia 1937-2021
'Mayfair: (Swamp rats) Ninety-seven signs for C.P., J.P., B.W., G.W. & R.W.' 1994-95
Acrylic on masonite
97 panels: 92 x 61cm (each); 370 x 1573cm or 556 x 1069cm (installed)
Purchased 1998 with a special allocation from the Queensland Government. Celebrating the Queensland Art Gallery's Centenary 1895-1995
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
© Robert MacPherson
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2022
#QAGOMA #captioned #RobertMacPherson
FIND OUT MORE ON THE QAGOMA BLOG: https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/understanding-the-work-of-queensland-artist-robert-macpherson/ Brisbane-born painter Robert MacPherson (1937–2021) was one of Australia’s most significant artists and found inspiration in everyday life, including in the slang words and scientific terms that we often take for granted. In this clip, Samantha Littley, Curator Australian Art, explores a much-loved artwork by MacPherson in the QAGOMA Collection, 'Mayfair: (Swamp rats) ninety-seven signs for C.P., J.P., B.W., G.W. & R.W.' 1994–94, in which the artist riffs on the hand-painted signs that appear on the verges of our nation’s byroads and highways.
Robert MacPherson, Australia 1937-2021
'Mayfair: (Swamp rats) Ninety-seven signs for C.P., J.P., B.W., G.W. & R.W.' 1994-95
Acrylic on masonite
97 panels: 92 x 61cm (each); 370 x 1573cm or 556 x 1069cm (installed)
Purchased 1998 with a special allocation from the Queensland Government. Celebrating the Queensland Art Gallery's Centenary 1895-1995
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
© Robert MacPherson
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2022
#QAGOMA #captioned #RobertMacPherson
