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Darren Siwes (b. 1968), C-Print, ‘Visions’, Australia, 2001

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Darren Siwes (b. 1968), C-Print, ‘Visions’, Australia, 2001
C-print, laminated on aluminium board, sealed with acrylic glass
Adelaide, Australia, 2001
Darren Siwes (b. 1968) – Australian artist
Number: 2/6; edition of 6
One copy of a certificate signed by the artist and the Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Sheet size: 100 x 120 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Spain, bought from the Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Darren Siwes develops new ways of interpreting ‘Aboriginal Art’ and is one of the most important Australian artists of indigenous origin

The present work is titled ‘Visions’ and belongs to the series ‘Misperceptions’ by Darren Siwes. It depicts a ghostly figure posing on a lawn in front of a chain-link fence. A well-lit radio-signal receiver is presented in the background on the left, while the opposite side is nearly lost in the darkness of the night and only reveals the sharp contrasts of a mass of dark green shrubbery. As demonstrated here, pictures by Darren Siwes often provide a political dimension and also seem to refer to his indigenous background. With this approach, the artist is related to other well-known Aboriginal artists such as Tracey Moffatt (b. 1960) and Gordon Bennett (1955-2014).



The photograph is laminated on an aluminium board and sealed with acrylic glass. It merely shows a number of faint scratches on the surface of the acrylic glass. The wooden frame is painted in black and is partly affected by handling and scratch marks. The sheet size is 100 x 120 cm and the framed overall dimensions are 118.8 x 138.5 cm.



Darren Siwes (b. 1968)

Darren Siwes graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor in Visual Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Education. An artist of the Aborigines, Siwes deals with preserved traditions and losses of Aboriginal culture since the British colonization of Australia. In his works, he usually depicts familiar landscapes and places in Australia, in which he integrates blurred pictures of Aborigines. Siwes is interested in political, historical, philosophical and cultural dynamics and provides with his modern works an important contribution to contemporary Aboriginal art. Siwes has participated in numerous national exhibitions. His works can be found in collections such as the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. The artist lives and works in Adelaide, Australia. (cbo)
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