Bum Flowers 1995 [Howard Arkley  & Alison Burton]



Alternate title: Still Life – Tailflowers
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 91 x 76 
signed, dated and titled [on reverse: ‘“Bum Flowers” / Still Life – Tailflowers / 1995 / Howard Arkley / Alison Burton]
Private collection, Melbourne

This collaborative picture was painted for a mutual friend. As suggested in Carnival (147-8), the work has a distinctly erotic character, suggested by the swelling and protuberant forms.

Provenance

  • gift from the artists directly to the present owner in 1995

Literature

  • Carnival 147-8 and Fig.5.8