Rose Farrell & George Parkin Australian, b. 1949
Virgin del Quito Sello y el Nino (Winged Madonna and Child), 1989
Polaroid Polacolor print
24 x 20 in / 61 x 50.8 cm (image)
34 1/8 x 29 in / 86.8 x 73.8 cm (frame)
34 1/8 x 29 in / 86.8 x 73.8 cm (frame)
Series: Miserable Pleasures and Glorious Mysteries
Titled, dated, and signed by the artist
FAP1155
Inspired by mysteries surrounding a legendary dark-skinned Madonna, this elaborate living tableau of the Virgin Mary by the late Australian artist duo is the result of a two-day collaboration with...
Inspired by mysteries surrounding a legendary dark-skinned Madonna, this elaborate living tableau of the Virgin Mary by the late Australian artist duo is the result of a two-day collaboration with a black female model at the Polaroid 20 x 24 Studio in downtown New York in 1989. The portrait recreates the florid style typical of South American art of the Baroque period.
Rose Farrell (1949 – 2015) and George Parkin (1949 – 2012) are internationally recognized as one of Australia’s most significant and pioneering collaborative artistic partnerships. Their extraordinary vision and united mind pushed the boundaries of photographic portraiture and video art throughout the three decades of their practice.
Rose Farrell (1949 – 2015) and George Parkin (1949 – 2012) are internationally recognized as one of Australia’s most significant and pioneering collaborative artistic partnerships. Their extraordinary vision and united mind pushed the boundaries of photographic portraiture and video art throughout the three decades of their practice.
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The Estate of the ArtistsLiterature
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