Self portrait as a child
Julie DOWLING: artist
I painted this image about my childhood as an individual without my twin
sister. This has always been difficult to do because we are very close.
This image reflects on those lonely times when I would think about how I
was labelled bad things by adults.
It’s painted in the style of Lucian Freud and others from the English
portrait traditions of the 1950s–1970s.
sister. This has always been difficult to do because we are very close.
This image reflects on those lonely times when I would think about how I
was labelled bad things by adults.
It’s painted in the style of Lucian Freud and others from the English
portrait traditions of the 1950s–1970s.
Title
Self portrait as a child
Artist/Maker and role
Julie DOWLING: artist
Date
1997
Medium
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and blood on hessian canvas
Measurements
59.0 x 55.0 cm
Credit line
Gift of Brigitte Braun, 2017
© Julie Dowling / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2017/0057