5902 x 3659 px | 50 x 31 cm | 19,7 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
20 febbraio 2014
Ubicazione:
Batman Avenue Yarra River banks Melbourne Victoria Australia
Altre informazioni:
AngelDeborah HalpernCeramic, steel and concrete sculpture, 1988Owned by National Gallery of Victoria located on the Yarra River banks at Birrarung Marr From 1988 until 2005, Deborah Halpern’s ceramic sculpture was sited inthe southern moat of the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road.With its joyful spirit and arresting form, the 10-metre-high sculpture here attracted the attention of passers-by and soon became one of the city’s best known and loved public artworks.A renowned sculptor and ceramicist, Melbourne-based Halpern ceramic art with Angel, creating a semi-abstract work that resembles a three-legged llama in form 4000 individually cut and hand-painted tiles are fixed The colourful images influence was Picasso’s.From 1988 until 2005, Deborah Halpern’s ceramic sculpture was sited inthe southern moat of the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road.With its joyful spirit and arresting form, the 10-metre-high sculpture hereattracted the attention of passers-by and soon became one of the city’sbest known and loved public artworks.A renowned sculptor and ceramicist, Melbourne-based Halpern pushedthe boundaries f ceramic art with Angel, creating a semi-abstract workthat resembles a three-legged llama in form and on which more than 4000individually cut and hand-painted tiles are fixed to its concrete and steelarmature. The colourful images adorning this work reveal Picasso’sinfluence on Halpern’s art. Since 2005, Angel has been sited on the banksof the Yarra in Birrarung Marr, where the viewers can for the first timesee it from all sides. It remains part of the collection of the NationalGallery of Victoria, which commissioned the work in collaboration withthe Australian Bicentennial Authority
