I am Wes Thorne
2017
The National: New Australian Art Biennial 2017Carriageworks, Sydney, NSW
A collaboration with the fictional figure Wes Thorne as part of The National: New Australian Art Biennial 2017.
Sixteen found books altered by Thorne were paired with drawn mirrored copies.
Handwritten autobiographical texts made in mirror by Thorne were also exhibited.
I am Wes Thorne - autobiographic text by Wes Thorne (PDF)
Wes Thorne - a short biography by Chris Bond (PDF)
Sixteen found books altered by Thorne were paired with drawn mirrored copies.
Handwritten autobiographical texts made in mirror by Thorne were also exhibited.
I am Wes Thorne - autobiographic text by Wes Thorne (PDF)
Wes Thorne - a short biography by Chris Bond (PDF)
Excerpt from The National: New Australian Art Biennial 2017 catalogue, with essays by Nina Miall and Penelope Trotter (PDF)
Exhibited works
1. Bridget Riley, 2017, graphite on paper, marker on found book, 23.2 x 21.2 x 0.7 cm, 2 pieces
2. Emily Dickinson, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 19.7 x 13 x 1 cm, 2 pieces
3. Gerhard Richter, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 29 x 24 x 0.6 cm, 2 pieces
4. In Praise of Shadows, 2016, graphite on paper, found book, 21.3 x 13.7 x 0.5 cm, 2 pieces
5. Intruders, 2017, graphite on paper, marker on found book, 10.9 x 17.7 x 2 cm, 2 pieces
6. K.H.Hödicke, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 20 x 19.5 x 1.2 cm, 2 pieces
7. Kinetic Art, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 19.7 x 16.6 x 0.7 cm, 2 pieces
8. Modern Glass, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 18.5 x 12.5 x 0.8 cm, 2 pieces
9. Mondrian, 2016, graphite on paper, marker on found book, 17 x 12.2 x 0.6 cm, 2 pieces
10. NASJONALGALLERIET, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 18.4 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm, 2 pieces
11. Pissarro, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 22 x 20.1 x 0.6 cm, 2 pieces
12. Todd Webb, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, tape, 22.7 x 41 x 0.4 cm, 2 pieces
13. Vorticism and its allies, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 30.5 x 24 x 0.8 cm, 2 pieces
14. Wyndham Lewis, 2017, graphite on paper, graphite on found book, 24.2 x 17.2 x 0.6 cm, 2 pieces
15. Yosemite, 2017, graphite on paper, pen on found book, 22.8 x 21.6 x 0.7 cm, 2 pieces
16. Zen in the art of archery, 2017, graphite on paper, found book, 20.4 x 13.2 x 0.7 cm, 2 pieces
17. A few years ago…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
18. All of the people close to me…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
19. Around 2011 I started to get sick…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
20. Did I ever feel…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
21. I picked up my first mirror in 1973…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
22. I sense a need…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
23. I struggled in the 1980s…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
24. The adjustments…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
25. When I met Jeanne, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
26. You get back what you put in…, 2017, graphite on paper, MDF, 29.5 x 21 x 1.6 cm
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