Wonder

Maker
Patrick Hanly
Production date
1981
Description
In Wonder, Pat Hanly reduces the image to emblematic simplicity. He imagines a paradise, where human relationships are based on wonder, love, joy, innocence and acceptance: ‘all races in harmony, love, live, despite greed and wars. Birds sing, stars appear. Moon and sun glow and life goes on’. This utopian vision is brought to our attention by a knowing infant, who points to the possibility of a fresh perception of an ideal world.
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Production date
1981
Media/Materials
Enamel and graphite on board
Measurements
842mm x 1236mm
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Credit line
Purchased with Assistance from the Friends Waikato Museum
Accession number
1983/83/1

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