Arresting, bold and confrontational, Richard Larter’s painting found energy in a fusion of popular culture, mechanical reproduction, the power of the “image,” new science, page 3 smut, and global politics.
From the 1950s until his death in 2013, this exhibition locates Larter’s rich stream of luminous abstract paintings within the body of his figurative work. While informed by his adventures into popular culture these works are also firmly rooted in the histories of abstraction, holding great concern for composition and the formal dynamic relationships of colour, shape and line.
Richard Larter, Untitled, 1983, acrylic on canvas, 178 × 154cm. © The Estate of Richard Larter. Courtesy the Estate of Richard Larter, Utopia Art Sydney and Drill Hall Gallery, Australian Capital Territory
Drill Hall Gallery
8 November 2024 to 19 January 2025
Australian Capital Territory
