Rest Area Limbo Ledge by W D Hammond

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Rest Area Limbo Ledge

Rest Area Limbo Ledge

Artist

W D Hammond
Production Date

2002
Medium

acrylic on board
Size

1125 x 2090 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2002
Accession Number

C2002/1/9
Accession Date

26 Jun 2002
Department

New Zealand Art
Classification

Painting
Collection

Chartwell
Subjects

birds, fantasy, wings, triptychs
Description

Mythical, other-worldly and gloriously indulgent describe the imagined histories of Bill Hammond’s paintings. These are landscapes populated by imaginary beings in which morphed bird and human forms punctuate a smoky blue landscape that time forgot. These figures are the sentinels – the custodians of this land who bear witness to a parallel but oddly out-of-time history.