Entitled (Michele Davies, after Michael Smither)
Julia Holden, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 2018.
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Object Detail
About the Work
Colour
photograph
taken
from
a
performance
piece
where
artist
Julia
Holden
physically
painted
the
subject
in
reference
to
an
artwork
from
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
collection.
In
this
case
the
reference
artwork
is
an
'Untitled'
painting
from
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
collection
by
Michael
Smither.
The
model
is
Michele
Davies.
This work is part of a suite of 5 works that were first exhibited in 'Julia Holden: Sarjeant Portraits' that was shown at Sarjeant on the Quay during Julia Holden's Tylee Residency - 22 Dec 2018 - 17 Feb 2019. The five works were shown incorporated within a larger exhibition to commemorate the 125th anniversary of womens' suffrage in New Zealand '125: Celebrating Women from the Collection'. The '125...' exhibition also included the five source works that Julia Holden was referencing.
This work is part of a suite of 5 works that were first exhibited in 'Julia Holden: Sarjeant Portraits' that was shown at Sarjeant on the Quay during Julia Holden's Tylee Residency - 22 Dec 2018 - 17 Feb 2019. The five works were shown incorporated within a larger exhibition to commemorate the 125th anniversary of womens' suffrage in New Zealand '125: Celebrating Women from the Collection'. The '125...' exhibition also included the five source works that Julia Holden was referencing.
This record has related works.
Measurements
866 x 553 mm
Media
archival pigment print
Description
Colour photograph showing a woman seated in a chair facing the viewer but holding up a book which obscures her face. The model for the photograph has been physically painted, with paint on their face, hair, and clothing as well as the furniture and props in the scene. The subject has fair hair cut in a bob with side part and is wearing a red long sleeved top with white paint dripping over the chest and shoulders, and a short red skirt. She is seated in a red armchair with one leg crossed over the other. Her right hand is in her lap while her left holds the book up obscuring her face. The book has 'ENTITLED' painted in blue on its front cover. In the foreground below the figure is a flat red surface with a painted coffee cup. The background is in neutral shades of brown with a strip of khaki coloured paint at the right.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Tylee Residency exhange,
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Feb 2020
