Jan Billycan
Language: Yulparija
"Jan Billycan’s series of paintings, depicting the Country around her
birth-site, Kirriwirri, exhibit her natural ability to create canvases
defined by highly active and textured surfaces. Rendered in a
manner which seems almost carefree, they actually belie a great
sophistication and tacit knowledge of the structures of modern
pictorial construction. Within each of her paintings, the eye
flickers between surface readings and implied depths. Billycan’s
use of colour is fluid and intuitive, often modulating across the
surface on which she lyrically applies her paint."
Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Curator of Indigenous Art.
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Image courtesy of Short St Gallery |
 
Jan Billycan
Kirriwirri 2010
synthetic polymer paint on board
91.0 x 60.5 cm each, 2 parts
Artwork courtesy of the artist and Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Image © Jan Billycan, courtesy of Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Jan Billycan
Kirriwirri 2011
synthetic polymer paint on linen
120.0 x 90.0 cm
Artwork courtesy of the artist and Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Image © Jan Billycan, courtesy of Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Jan Billycan
Kirriwirri 2010
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 x 122.0 cm
Artwork courtesy of the Hassall Collection, Sydney
Image © Jan Billycan, courtesy of Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Jan Billycan
Martagoolu 2010
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91.0 x 60.5 cm
Artwork courtesy of the artist and Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Image © Jan Billycan, courtesy of Short St Gallery, Broome,
Western Australia
Last reviewed 12 August 2011 |
