The world in painting
John Citizen
John Citizen limits his subject matter to contemporary interiors, which
suggest their source in design magazines. The discordant colours and
compressed perspective imply Citizen is commenting on the vacuousness
of middle class, urban life and its values. John Citizen is an alter-ego for
established artist Gordon Bennett, used by Bennett as a pseudonym to
avoid associations with his reputation as a successful contemporary and
Indigenous artist. Citizen is an identity which operates as an ‘other’, a
status to which Bennett is sympathetic.
The world in painting
An Asialink/Heide Museum of Modern Art exhibition toured by NETS Victoria
Curator: Zara Stanhope
Presented by:
The Artworks
8 Jan 2007
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery (Melbourne)
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery (Melbourne)
