Julian Hooper
Artwork Detail
“I work on loose canvas. It feels more casual that working on pre-stretched rectangles, and I find a quickness and freedom in this way. The canvas and the shiny black paint that I use also relate to Ngatu and Tapa painting. The cloth pages pile up in the studio, and I rework motifs over and over. I was trying to make a face with a single line, and Neo came at the end of a long sequence of unsuccessful attempts. The title refers to the single line, and to the main character in the movie The Matrix. I had finally found The One.”
Julian Hooper to Ron Brownson, 30 October 2019
- Title
- Neo
- Artist/creator
- Julian Hooper
- Production date
- 2017
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 300 x 350 mm
- Credit line
- Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2017
- Accession no
- C2017/1/31/3
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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