The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
'When troops left Australia' depicts a newspaper image of a ship leaving Sydney Harbour carrying troops bound for Iraq. Above the image a headline draws attention to the dates of past conflicts which involved Australian troops. The verso side depicts stars and stripes from the American flag. This work is one in a series of four works by Gallegos outlining of the continent of Australia upon which images related to September 11 and its aftermath are printed. Gallegos' works show Australia as a land dominated by world events and the politics of other countries. The work challenges the viewer to examine their responses to September 11 and the subsequent involvement of Australian troops in the recent conflict in Iraq.
'American flag in Australian map' shows the continent of Australia covered in stars and stripes from the American flag. The map is covered with fine rows of hand stitching. This work is one in a se
'Big smoke' depicts a newspaper image of the clouds of debris that followed the destruction of the Twin Trade Towers in New York. The verso side contains images of stars and stripes from the American
'Bush war' is one in a series of four works by Gallegos outlining of the continent of Australia upon which media images of September 11 and its aftermath are printed. This work depicts a fragment of
Depicts soldiers and a tank silhoutted against a voluminous 'fog of war', with a serence and enveloping light filtering through the work. The work reprsents the ineretia of modern war, a continuous st
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, based on well known images of him that were painted in Iraq and appeared in the Western media, showing him covered in the co
Depicts the waterfront at Herbertshohe, New Britain, with the beach, palm trees and a number of men spear fishing. Charles Bryant (1883-1937) began art lessons at the age of 9 and on leaving school wo
