Channel 2000
COLQUHOUN, Brett
Registration number
1091581
Artist/maker
COLQUHOUN, Brett
Title
Channel
Production date
2000
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions (H x W x D)
120 x 178 cm
Credit line
Purchased 2000
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Courtesy of the artist and Sutton Gallery
Keywords
Summary
There is an existential quality to Brett Colquhoun’s contemplative paintings and drawings, both his figurative and abstract artworks. Their minimalism and focus suggest timelessness, but also a sustained sense of the present. This diligent respect for the moment of unfolding feels unfamiliar in an era of speed and short attention spans. Painted in oil on canvas, the bent line of ‘Channel’ angles decisively from its black ground, like a recumbent body rising, giving no clue to the work’s title.