Iron maiden
Artist
McBurnie, Jonathan
Flynn, Christian
Production date
2008
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Object Detail
Title
Iron maiden
Production date
2008
Medium
collage, ink, electrical tape, masking tape, correction fluid, acrylic and, offset printing on paper, staple bound
Measurements
closed: 29.7 x 20.5 x 0.4 cm
Object type
Interpretive text
Jonathan McBurnie and Christian Flynn are two mid-career Australian artists who were based in Brisbane when this work was created. McBurnie is now Rockhampton based, known best for his large scale wall based works on paper installations of reproduced collaged pop art imagery as ink and watercolour drawings. Flynn's fine art practice combines his interest in science-fiction with abstract and non-objective picture making.
This work was created by the artists for an exhibition at Metro Arts, Brisbane in 2008. For this show, McBurnie and Flynn created a collaborative book project, that was exhibited in a side gallery space titled ‘Bloody Mongreal’. The works included are described by McBurnie as iconoclastic visual narratives, responding to the provocation ‘whether in the digital ago pop can still be considered a legitimate avenue for self expression.’ Much imagery in these works were sourced from posters removed from a billboard near McBurnie’s then home in West End, Brisbane.
Artspace Mackay 2023
This work was created by the artists for an exhibition at Metro Arts, Brisbane in 2008. For this show, McBurnie and Flynn created a collaborative book project, that was exhibited in a side gallery space titled ‘Bloody Mongreal’. The works included are described by McBurnie as iconoclastic visual narratives, responding to the provocation ‘whether in the digital ago pop can still be considered a legitimate avenue for self expression.’ Much imagery in these works were sourced from posters removed from a billboard near McBurnie’s then home in West End, Brisbane.
Artspace Mackay 2023
Credit line
Mackay Regional Council Art Collection, gift of Jonathan McBurnie 2022.
Accession number
2022.35
