George Gittoes, The Henna Tattoo
George Gittoes, The Henna Tattoo
GEORGE GITTOES (Australian, b. 1949)
The Henna Tattoo 1995 Acrylic on canvas 165cm x 228cm Acquired 1998 109572 |
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Biography:
George Gittoes is a celebrated Australian artist, photographer and filmmaker. For nearly four decades he has documented some of the world’s most notorious conflicts, from the killing fields of Cambodia and Bosnia to the brutal massacres of Rwanda.
Variously described as a pop, figurative, modernist and a post-modernist artist, Gittoes is perhaps best described as a documenter; through the medium of drawing, painting, film making and the written word he reflects on and narrates his observations and experiences.
Recognised for his humanitarian and peacemaking efforts Gittoes was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) in 1997, and the Sydney Peace Prize in 2015, in recognition of his life-long contribution to the peace-making process.
In 1995 he was awarded with the Blake Prize for religious art for one of his most significant works, ‘The Preacher’ now an iconic image.
His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, the State Library of NSW, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, and the Museum & Art Gallery of NT, as well as in regional Galleries throughout Australia and private collections in Australia, Germany, the USA, Canada, the UK and Switzerland.
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Further reading:
Gittoes, George, Blood Mystic, Macmillan Australia, 2016
View: more works by George Gittoes at Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art.