Show Notes
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.
Urs Fischer was born in Switzerland in 1973. Now based in Los Angeles, he creates works of art from materials as varied as gesso, photography, latex, paint, bronze, clay, steel, dirt, and even food. His wildly original, often humorous images and objects can disorient, bewilder, and often amaze. He's possibly best known for his ephemeral wax candle sculptures, which gradually burn down while they're on display, before being recast. In 2018, the National Gallery acquired Fischer's four metre high wax candle sculpture, Francesco.
Works of art discussed: Charles Conder, Bronte Beach 1988, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased from Gallery admission charges 1982 Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra, Luritja/Warlpiri peoples, Water Course 1972, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, the Peter Fannin Collection of Early Western Desert Paintings, 1998 © the estate of the artist, licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd Sidney Nolan, Collage from “The Disciple” c 1939, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1992 © Sidney Nolan Trust Salvador Dali, Lobster telephone 1936 National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1994 © Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí/Copyright Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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