I asked for a sign (wedge-tailed eagle)
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I asked for a sign (wedge-tailed eagle)
YEAR. 2022
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 202 x 126cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2022 Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, West Space, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Still Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Curated by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
2023 Winner, $25,000 acquisitive, Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD
COLLECTION. Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
Richardson’s practice explores life and death, with animals employed as the protagonist of these stories. She has historically explored the roles animal play culturally, commercially and their ecological impacts. More recently depictions speak to personal tragedy with the passing of her mum in 2020.
After her mum’s passing, Richardson was visited by birds, which she felt were like visitations from her mum. She kept notes and drew these birds of prey, at a large scale, their eyes turned to look to us, creating the preternatural sensation of being watched. They are also as a reminder of the connection she felt to her mother through these visitations.
YEAR. 2022
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 202 x 126cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2022 Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, West Space, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Still Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Curated by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
2023 Winner, $25,000 acquisitive, Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD
COLLECTION. Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
Richardson’s practice explores life and death, with animals employed as the protagonist of these stories. She has historically explored the roles animal play culturally, commercially and their ecological impacts. More recently depictions speak to personal tragedy with the passing of her mum in 2020.
After her mum’s passing, Richardson was visited by birds, which she felt were like visitations from her mum. She kept notes and drew these birds of prey, at a large scale, their eyes turned to look to us, creating the preternatural sensation of being watched. They are also as a reminder of the connection she felt to her mother through these visitations.