Lunar Australis
Oil On Canvas
1200mm x 800mm
Melbourne 2011.
Oil On Canvas
1200mm x 800mm
Melbourne 2011.
Lately I have been reading about the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
There are many iconic photographs of the missions. A shot taken in 1971 on the moon's surface showing the Lunar Lander, Lunar Rover and an astronaut saluting the American flag I found compelling.
The act of planting a flag somehow implies ownership in Western society, an alien takeover - similar to James Cook at Possession Island in Australia, almost precisely 200 years before. It lead me to think what if Australia got there first?
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Congratulations on winning the 2011 Archangel Award presented by St Michaels.
Well done on the prize and the mention on Artstuff.net.au as well as http://stevegray.com.au/blog/art-in-the-community-st-michaels-arch-angel-award/ yo have to be in it to win it!
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