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Hollow in the Sky (Gallóglaigh Autumn 2024 Rainbow Lorikeet)
I completed painting the pipeclay background today, the front and back of this rainbow lorikeet took 26.5 hours working in oils.
Dr Vanessa Maree Barbay · Vincentia, Australia- Year
- 2026
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Materials
- delek, oil, aquarelle, rabbit skin glue and lorikeet on canvas
- Technique
- decomposition print and hand drawn and painted surface
- Dimensions
- W 67 × H 41 × D 3 cm
- Framed dimensions
- W 69.8 × H 43.9 × D 4.3 cm
- Edition
- Single work
- Location
- Australia
- Subject / theme
- Rainbow Lorikeet/Anthropocene
- Weight
- 0.8 kg
- Orientation
- Landscape
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02 · The story
“I completed painting the pipeclay background today, the front and back of this rainbow lorikeet took 26.5 hours working in oils.”
I completed painting the pipeclay background today, the front and back of this rainbow lorikeet took 26.5 hours working in oils. Their body was found deceased and then decomposed in the autumn of 2024 as part of a shroud set at Gallóglaigh, Tomboye. The central shroud figure is intriguing due to the line formed around the body by dirt blown in and the beak and eye adhering to the canvas. I have drawn the silhouette of a tree hollow around them as though their spirit is returning to a tree hollow in the afterlife.
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03 · The creator
About the artist
Vincentia, Australia
Dr Vanessa Maree Barbay
During my PhD I developed a new process allowing dead animals to represent themselves by decomposing on canvas. Purification is a key component enabling works to become unique, collectable, fossil-like evidence of individuals. Works feature painted…
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Provenance: This work has won second prize in the figurative section of the Shoalhaven Art Society Annual Exhibition 2026. No previous owners.
Condition: Pristine condition.
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