In the ‘Z Garden’, Michael Zavros continues his poignant investigation of contemporary self-portraiture within the canon of art history and beyond, focusing on what this artform means in 2021 – a time when technology and social media have so effectively delivered means for instant self-portraiture to the masses.
Zavros presents himself in idealised non-human form through a reinterpretation of internationally revered monuments of architectural, historical and horticultural grandeur. Each work takes shape as, or features, a prominent letter ‘Z’ – for Zavros.
Michael Zavros, Summer Garden with a Z (detail 4), 2021, oil on canvas, 200 × 200cm. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
Sullivan+Strumpf
21 October to 13 November 2021
Sydney
