Judith Wright

(Australia 1945– )

Title

Fluid I

Year

1999

Media category

Drawing

Materials used

synthetic polymer paint on Japanese paper

Dimensions

360.0 x 200.0cm

Signature & date

Signed and dated l.c. verso, pencil "J Wright 1999" and l.r. verso [upside down], pencil "... J Wright 1999".

Credit

Contemporary Collection Benefactors 1999

Accession number

143.1999

Location

Not on display

Further information

'Fluid I' is a large drawing depicting two legs that would seem to be cut off at the knees. A persistent theme in Wright's work is the relationship between body and landscape. Her works depict truncated body parts in a manner that also suggests a cliff face in a majestic landscape, or the murky depths of a sea of mud. Earth and water are recurrent motifs. There is a sense of awe and wonder achieved in 'Fluid I'. Wright's work is poetic. It relies on the fragment of an image to suggest a greater whole.

Bibliography (1)

Liza Lim, Projections for Eliza 1999, Queensland, 1999.

Exhibition history (1)

Projections for Eliza:

The University of Queensland 30 Apr 1999–28 May 1999
Annandale Galleries, Annandale 15 Jun 1999–10 Jul 1999