Come around again anytime

Maker
David John Woodings
Production date
2009
 Description
Influenced by the destruction of the Christchurch earthquakes, Woodings uses hyperrealism to create a sardonic friction between toys and the ruins which they now portray. Acting as metaphor for the disjunction between reality and fantasy, this painting is suggestive of a merry-go-round.

David Woodings (1956–) studied at Elam School of Fine Art in the early 1970s under Don Binney, Robert Ellis and Garth Tapper. Heavily influenced by photorealism, Woodings works are also politically and socially charged. Woodings moved to Southland in 1999 to take up the position of Director of the Regional Museum and Art Gallery, but he returned to full-time painting in 2005. Since 2010, David’s work has been heavily influenced by the Christchurch earthquakes.
 See full details

Object detail

Maker
Production date
2009
Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
450 x 595 x 42mm
Production place
Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Collection
Friends of Waikato Museum/Visual Arts
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Credit line
Gift of Friends of Waikato Museum
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
2010/2/1

Share

My shortlist

Classification

Object type

Subject auto tags

Explore other objects by colour

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.