Brent Harris (Artist) Viridian Press (Printer)
Swamp No. 4

Artwork Detail
Harris’s works dwell somewhere between abstraction and peculiar figuration, incorporating elements of the surreal, such as automatic drawing and uncanny distillation of the figure. Immaculate surfaces, pristine edges and cropped forms are dominant features of his work.
Harris explores fluid forms in 'Swamp' - a major series of paintings, prints and drawings commenced at the end of 1998. Throughout the 'Swamp' series, shifting contrasts between positive and negative space emerge as the precisely rendered, dripping forms take on an emotional charge on a melancholic and mournful emotional spectrum.
- Title
- Swamp No. 4
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 2000
- Medium
- Intaglio print: Charbonnel oil based etching ink. Paper: Hahnmühle, 350 grams
- Dimensions
- 591 x 294 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John McBride, 2019
- Accession no
- 2019/22/4
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- On display
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