Untitled 1 2004
MCGEE, Barry
Registration number
1749753
Artist/maker
MCGEE, Barry
Title
Untitled 1
Production date
2004
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on board
Dimensions (H x W x D)
45 x 60 cm
Credit line
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Courtesy of the artist
Keywords
Barry McGee, faces, Kaldor Public Art Project, Meat Market, 2004, street art, illustration
Summary
Barry McGee is an American painter and installation artist who began his career tagging and graffitiing public places before he shifted his practice into the gallery.
This untitled painting features one of McGee's signature droop-faced figures. It was created as a part of the Kaldor Public Art Project 14 in 2004, for which McGee transformed the vast space of the then newly converted Meat Market, in North Melbourne, into a dystopian urban vista.