Speak no evil
Art ART90136 Vietnam, 1962-1975Two naked figures without heads lie diagonally across in a womb. The background is a dark rusty red and a single eye and the words 'speak no evil' are below. Lawton was a singer as well as a visua
See no evil, hear no evil Accession Number: ART90135
Description
An abstract portrait with one large eye dominating the forehead, and the naked outline of a woman, including a baby in the womb, where the facial features such as nose and mouth would usually be on a face. Bold back outline is used throughout the work, while the background is a rusty read. The words 'See no evil, hear no evil are in the lower left of the work. Lawton was a singer as well as a visual artist and performed twice for troops in Vietnam during the course of the war. As a result her pieces are very different from other artists who responded to Vietnam who did not have first-hand experience but instead were using imagery from the media. Her work is raw and powerful, created in response to what she sees as 'irrationality gone wild'.
Details
Accession Number
ART90135
Printer
Tina Lawton
Artist
Tina Lawton
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: colour etching
Measurement
sheet
Medium
colour etching
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1994
Copyright
External copyright
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