{"product_id":"cullen-adam-far-away-18372","title":"Adam Cullen 'Far Away'","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Cullen turns some of Australia's most enduring cultural archetypes into images that are confronting, irreverent and impossible to ignore. A self-described enfant terrible, he burst onto the Australian art scene with a punk gesture: chaining a pig's head to his ankle for two weeks. The provocation was typical of an artist who spent his career interrogating masculinity, violence, crime and the darker impulses of Australian life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar Away is a rare original etching riddled with classic Australian malarkey and vulgarity. It combines a portrait, a kangaroo and a male figure sporting an erection, three subjects that together evoke themes of masculinity and national identity. The title alludes to antipodeanism, the idea that Australia is culturally distanced from the world's global centres, an issue many of the country's greatest artists have addressed in their practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis impression is number 5 from an edition of just ten, hand-signed by the artist. Another impression is held in the National Gallery of Australia, adding significant institutional provenance to an already scarce work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Archibald Prize in 2000 and a finalist on several other occasions, Cullen was the subject of a major retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2008. His work holds an important place in Australian contemporary art, distinguished by its punk sensibility, dark humour and fearless examination of national identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar Away is a compelling addition to any collection of Australian contemporary art, particularly for collectors with a taste for vulgarity and Australiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/adam-cullen\"\u003eAdam CULLEN\u003c\/a\u003e (1965 - 2012)\u003cbr\u003e'Far Away' 2001\u003cbr\u003eEtching on paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 8 x 9 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 31 x 23 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Editioned, titled, signed and dated in bottom margin.\u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003eAnother impression of this work is represented at the National Gallery of Australia, accession number:2007.1549.59\u003cbr\u003eCondition: \u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(c) Adam Cullen \/ Copyright Agency\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art and Collectors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545911103558,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/cullen-adam-far-away-18370-detail.jpg?v=1790913124","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/cullen-adam-far-away-18372","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}