Gordon Bennett b. 1955

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Acclaimed contemporary Indigenous artist, Gordon Bennett's work explores the role of language and systems of thought in forging identity. Much of his work is concerned with mapping alternative histories and ideas in post-colonial Australia.
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creator of
'Camouflage' series
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Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
CAMOUFLAGE #9
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Medium
acrylic on linen

182.5 × 152 cm

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
CAMOUFLAGE #6
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Medium
acrylic on linen

182.5 × 152 cm

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
CAMOUFLAGE #1
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Medium
acrylic on linen

182.5 × 152 cm

 
creator of
9/11
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URL
http://www.api-network.com/altitude/issues/4/img/4l.jpg

Notes to Basquiat (series) 1998/2002

 
creator of
9/11
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http://www.api-network.com/altitude/issues/4/img/2l.jpg

Notes to Basquiat (series) 1998/2002

 
creator of
9/11
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URL
http://www.api-network.com/altitude/issues/4/img/1l.jpg

Notes to Basquiat (series) 1998/2002

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
NOTES TO BASQUIAT: CUT THE CIRCLE
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Medium
acrylic on linen

152 × 182.5cm

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
NOTES TO BASQUIAT: LONE RIDER
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Medium
acrylic on linen

152 × 182.5cm

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
NOTES TO BASQUIAT: TOTEM LESSON
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Medium
acrylic on linen

152 × 152cm

 
creator of
Preston + de Stijl = Citizen (black swan of trespass)
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=12951&View=LRG
 
creator of
Penetration
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=6144&View=LRG
 
creator of
Poet
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=6143&View=LRG
 
creator of
Untitled
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URL
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/collection/contemporary_australian_art/gordon_bennett
 
creator of
Relative/Absolute (Water)
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http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=168495&View=LRG
 
creator of
Whip me (History)
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=179475&View=LRG
 

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References [<ExternalResource: McLean, Ian (1996), 'The Art of Gordon Bennett', Craftsman House, Australia, Includes an essay by Gordon Bennett.>, <ExternalResource: Murray-Cree, Laura (2006), 'Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006', Craftsman House, Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Milani Gallery , In memorandum of Gordon Bennett>, <ExternalResource: Bell, Richard "Gordon Bennett: Richard Bell's tribute to the passing of an Australian art great">] [<ExternalResource: McLean, Ian (1996), 'The Art of Gordon Bennett', Craftsman House, Australia, Includes an essay by Gordon Bennett.>, <ExternalResource: Murray-Cree, Laura (2006), 'Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006', Craftsman House, Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Milani Gallery , In memorandum of Gordon Bennett>]