Tyger III from Tygers (oh so sexy, candy red) ,
2010
bronze, automotive paint and lacquer, 2 from an edition of 6
48 x 127 x 16 cm
Provenance
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 5 November 2010
Exhibited
Caroline Rothwell – Transmutationism, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 21 August - 11 September 2010
"Caroline Rothwell's practice engages with the politics of place, migration, conflict and mortality through the lens of the environment. Her work often draws on the anatomy of endangered or extinct species, though she is equally known for creating mutant and hybrid forms that explore the impacts of biotechnology and environmental contamination. What may at first appear playful or innocent in Rothwell's work - shiny surfaces, toy-like contours, the allure of a flower or animal - are typically decoys for more ominous or unsettling subjects." (https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/202.2013.a-q/#about)
Tyger III was initially exhibited in Transmutationism at Tolarno Galleries In Melbourne in 2010. As Anne Loxley writes of this series of works "its fabrication process sharply separates Transmutation from the bronze tradition. As is clearly visible, the artist sews a fabric mould. Perhaps less visible is the fact that the mould is filled with a gypsum plaster/concrete mix, from which the bronze is cast. Rothwell’s idiosyncratic process lends the sculpture something of the character of a ‘stuffed toy’, wittily deflating the grandeur of the lofty tradition." (https://nga.gov.au/knowmyname/artists/caroline-rothwell/)
