Ruark Lewis
(Australia 06 Dec 1960– )
- Title
- Transcription Drawing: Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 1960 #12
- Other titles:
- Transcription Drawing no.12
- Year
- 1986
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
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31.3 x 49.1cm image (drawn border); 37.5 x 55.2cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.c. sheet, pencil "RL 1986".
- Credit
- Gift of the artist 1989
- Accession number
- 147.1989
- Copyright
- © Ruark Lewis
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This drawing is from a series based on Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No.8 1960. This compact and focused quartet was written in three days and dedicated “to the victims of fascism and war”. The drama and intensity of the music is reflected in the drawings, which are like Lewis’ own musical score. The music and drawings are considered to be simultaneous gestures and Lewis sees his work as an inversion of the role of conductor. He is a visual choreographer.
- Exhibition history (4)
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Contemporary Australian Drawings - from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Jan 1992–17 Feb 1992.
Contemporary Australian Drawings - from the collection, Nolan Gallery, 01 May 1992–08 Jun 1992.
Contemporary Australian Drawings - from the collection, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 12 Jun 1992–12 Jul 1992.
Contemporary Australian Drawings - from the collection, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, 14 Oct 1992–08 Nov 1992.
