Who's Watching: Omelette Country Icon V
Artist
Geoff PARK (New Zealander, b.1946, d.2009): Artist
Production date
1977
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Description
A satirical surrealist illustration featuring a caricature of a local government politician (with a turkey-like neck), accompanied by a hen/rooster, studying a decorative bird cage containing a native bush-like environment, which is placed on a table inside a room. It is a commentary on the bureaucracy of national conservation parks as seen from the perspective of an activist (the artist) involved with the conservation movement.
Medium
Aquatint etching on paper
Measurements
Dimensions: 1 - Image: 418 x 528mm
Dimensions: 2 - Frame: 672 x 746mm
Dimensions: 2 - Frame: 672 x 746mm
Edition
A/P
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Credit line
Presented by the artist in 1977
Accession number
655
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