Night battle
Art ART90097 Gulf War, 1990-1991Depicts an Army tank on the ground below flying planes. The work was created by the artist in response to the First Gulf War (1990-91). The image depicts high-tech weapons (tanks, planes) used in thi
Bound for Baghdad Accession Number: ART92077
Description
Depicts a bomber flying towards buildings in Baghdad. The work was created in response to the First Gulf War(1990-91). The image depicts a high-tech weapon (bomber plane) used in this war in a simplified, crude, almost child-like manner. This contradiction is used by the artist to comment about the general nature of modern warfare, that fundamentally it still remains a primitive and crude activity. Another possible reading of Bowen's work is that the stylisation and over-simplification of the forms could be a comment on how many of the issues of this war came to be seen.
Details
Accession Number
ART92077
Maker
Dean Bowen
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: etching on paper
Measurement
sheet: 76.2 cm x 57 cm
Medium
etching on paper
Date Made
1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 2003
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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