The Landscape is never Innocent - (After Mannalargenna), 2018 oil and ripolin 121 x 150.5 CM 2010s - 1 January 2018

White, Anthony

Title
The Landscape is never Innocent - (After Mannalargenna), 2018 oil and ripolin 121 x 150.5 CM
Date
2010s - 1 January 2018
Description

Motivated by revisionist histories currently at play in the global media, I made this painting to re-examine a dark period of Australia’s history, the so called Black War in Tasmania between 1829 and 1833.
This painting is a homage to Mannalargenna…See website link for full text

Tags
Frontier Wars, Aboriginality, Contemporary art
Website
https://www.johnglover.com.au/works/the-landscape-is-never-innocent-after-mannalargenna