Three works on paper – Janet Leigh 2010, Deborah Kerr 2011, and Farrah Fawcett 2012 – Des Lawrence. Rendered in enamel paint and inspired by newspaper obituaries, the artist creates portraits of recently deceased noted individuals. Here, he is particularly interested in replicating the different visual aspects of colour photography that defined the publicity material for Hollywood actors in the late 1950s. While the use of obituaries as the source for Lawrence’s subject matter frees the artist from the burden of decision-making, they pose complex questions around portraiture, the role of history and mortality itself. * * * * * * #NGVtriennial #NationalGalleryOfVictoria #supergorgeousness #instagay #helleaux #learningtosee #artnerd #inspirationiseverywhere #instagrammers #appropriation #artfag #arthag #Helleaux #StayAtHomeModel #shotoniPhone #instagramphotographer #instagramphoto #deslawrence #farrahfawcett #deborahkerr #janetleigh (at National Gallery of Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWCpXtGhZEg/?utm_medium=tumblr
