Noel McKenna
(Australia 05 Aug 1956– )
- Title
- Now this is one furry beast
- Year
- 2008
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on plywood
- Dimensions
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49.0 x 49.9cm board; 50.8 x 54.0 x 4.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated u.r. corner verso, black fibre-tipped pen "... 08/ n. mckenna". Signed and dated upper c. verso, black oil "N.McKENNA 08".
- Credit
- Patrick White Bequest Fund 2009
- Accession number
- 336.2009
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The 'Pipe smoking suite' relates to a contemporary practise of 'surfing the net' on any chosen subject. Noel McKenna is not particularly conversant with computer culture, nor a frequent user. However, he happened to be interested in a famous painting by Cezanne depicting pipe smoking ('The card players') and was astounded at the result from 'Googling' the subject, leading to the current series. His fascination with such archetypical images of human physiognomy and habits however happens to have long established antecedents, beginning in Australia with the droll, understated satire of the colonial Australian artist ST Gill.
- Bibliography (3)
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'Noel McKenna: Google Series, Men Smoking Pipes, Autumn, Men Fishing, Cats etc' by Louise Vodic., dBMagazine.com.au [issue# 469] 17 Jun 2009-30 Jun 2009, 17 Jun 2009-30 Jun 2009.
'Cult of funny cats' by Samela Harris., The advertiser 25 May 2009, 25 May 2009.
Greenaway Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1991) (Author), Noel McKenna (Australia, b.1956) (Author), Noel McKenna: Google series, Men smoking pipes, Autumn, Men fishing, Cats etc, Adelaide, 2009, (colour illus.). cat.no. 17; not paginated
- Exhibition history (1)
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Noel McKenna: Google series, Men smoking pipes, Autumn, Men fishing, Cats etc. (2009), Greenaway Art Gallery, 27 May 2009–05 Jul 2009.
