Primary Artist

RED HAND PRINT (1997–2000)

Title

Kongo

Reference

Red Hand (2000), P34

Date made

2000

Place made

Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Berrimah Prison View on map Close map

Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from three stencils

Support

white wove Archival 200 gsm system cardboard

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run of 130

Production notes

Printer's comment: Screens produced utilising ruby pen and exposured photocopy. Printed in Hemi opaque ink.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, 'RHP 34'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

26478

Accession number

2000.543

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2000/2001 (2000-12-13)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier, co-director of Red Hand Prints, Darwin, 2000.

Credit line

Gift of Franck Gohier and Shaun Poustie, Red Hand Prints 2000

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Kongo is a mythical Japanese sea monster that has a trident. The monster in the poster is the cyclops from the classic 'sinbad the sailor' and the wharf is a historical photo of Darwin 1880 esque. This wharf has seen plenty of action having being bombed many times by the Japanese in WWII and being battered by several cyclones of which Tracey 1974 was the most notorious.

Creators

KONGO | Organisation | client

Gohier, Arnaud | (2000–) Australian | Male | designer

RED HAND PRINT | (1997–2000) Australian | Organisation | artist

Gohier, Arnaud | (2000–) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013