{"product_id":"arkley-howard-untitled-cactoid-com-18106","title":"Howard Arkley 'Untitled (Cactoid Composition) '","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Arkley is one of Australia’s most beloved and sought-after artists. Arkley’s work is characterised by an ongoing fascination with the everyday, famous for his psychedelic depictions of suburbia. Across Arkley’s expansive practice, he borrows imagery from human figures, masks and suburban homes that reflect on his childhood spent in the Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exceptionally rare, large-scale work on paper, this drawing offers an intimate, highly significant window into Howard Arkley’s creative evolution during a pivotal moment in his career. Closely comparable to major canvases from this period, most notably his landmark 1986 painting The Cacti Succulents, this work explores a similar cluster of hybrid \"creatures\" interacting within a shared space. However, while his painted compositions often carry a sharp, menacing edge, this drawing reveals a softer, wonderfully humorous side to Arkley's imagination. It is a brilliant testament to his ability to transform the organic and the everyday into a playground of uncanny, psychedelic wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArkley’s work features in the collections of several major Australian institutions, including the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Portrait Gallery. During his lifetime he was Australia’s representative at the 1999 Venice Biennale and was recognised across several solo exhibitions and retrospectives. Arkley’s works are rare on the secondary market and remain highly sought-after. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor any avid collector of Australian Popism Howard Arkley’s work is an enviable find. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/howard-arkley\"\u003eHoward ARKLEY\u003c\/a\u003e (1951 - 1999)\u003cbr\u003e'Untitled (Cactoid Composition) ' 1986\u003cbr\u003efibre tipped pen\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 48 x 73 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 49 x 74 x 2 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Signed and dated lower right: Howard Arkley 86\u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eVery Good\u003cbr\u003e(c) The Artist or Assignee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"small","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45181407821894,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/arkley-howard-untitled-cactoid-com-18106.jpg?v=1781485766","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/arkley-howard-untitled-cactoid-com-18106","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}