Mayfair: Thirty five paintings, thirty five signs in memory of G.W. and Reno Castelli
Robert MacPHERSON: artist
This work continues Robert Macpherson's interest in the strata of language in our daily experience. His dismay at the loss of languages and the richness of culturally specific vocabularies has led him to build works of art around vocabularies as diverse as Latin classificatory systems and the languages of mentholated spirits drinkers, the disappearing working class and children. Mayfair reflects this interest in vernacular language, in particular that of Holden aficionados advertising parts and cars for sale. Painted in a bright, road-side sign style, they border on the abstract and speak of the insider-only status of such languages.
Title
Mayfair: Thirty five paintings, thirty five signs in memory of G.W. and Reno Castelli
Artist/Maker and role
Robert MacPHERSON: artist
Date
1993-1994
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on hardboard and plywood
Measurements
35 units, 61 x 91.5 cm (each)
Credit line
Purchased through the Sir Claude Hotchin Art Foundation, The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 1995
© Robert MacPherson 1993-1994
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1995/0258.a-ii