GELDED

This exhibition examines relationships to the life, use, and death of horses as revered among the farm animal kingdom. As a young girl Anna Louise Richardson wished for the dream horse and life in the saddle. This golden idealism was tempered by the practical realities of her upbringing with a veterinarian mother performing tasks such as castrating foals and putting horses down when it was time. Gelded is her exploration of the romantic allure of horses, severed from their reality as just another farm animal. 

MARS Gallery, Melbourne, VIC. 
28 May - 12 July 2015. ​
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Anna Louise Richardson, Dream Horse, 2015, conte, charcoal and gold leaf on cement fibreboard, 100 x 70cm.

Anna Louise Richardson, Gelded, 2015, conte, graphite and glitter on paper, 100 x 70cm.

Anna Louise Richardson, uh-oh, the duke is dead, 2015, conte, charcoal and spray paint on paper, 100 x 70cm.

Anna Louise Richardson, Not all horses can swim, 2015, conte, acrylic paint and glitter on paper, 70 x 110cm.

Anna Louise Richardson, Apple, 2015, conte and collage on cement fibreboard, 70 x 50cm.