Bunfight
Art ART90138 Vietnam, 1962-1975A body with an oversized brain. One eye covers the chest. Phases such as 'Conscience, sorry - centre closed'. The background is red while the body is black and white. Lawton was a singer as well
Compromise Accession Number: ART90137
Description
A distorted foetus within a womb. The head is joined but comprises two distinct faces. On the left is a bird with a protruding beak while on the right is a skeleton. The rest of the body is in early stages of development. There is a dark green background, and the words 'compromise' above the figure. The result is a haunting, unsettling image.
Lawton was a singer as well as a visual artist and performed two tours to entertain 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
ART90137
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
Conflicts
Events
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