Drawing on compositions from historical paintings introduced into city streets to reflect on modern urban experience, Bottaro consciously blends the past with the present, depicting contemporary people enacting mythological inspired scenes.
A departure from his widely known representation of Melbourne’s urban underbelly and iconic buildings such as the National Gallery of Victoria, Shrine of Remembrance, and the Royal Exhibition Building, this exhibition marks the commencement of a series of works that introduce Sydney’s various urban environments as the stage for the dramatic figurative narratives the artist creates.
Queen St Gallery
6 to 31 March, 2013
Sydney
Joyride – city jam, 2012, four coloured lithograph, ed of 10, 44 x 57cm
Courtesy the artist, Queen Street Gallery, Sydney;
and James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
