Limited Edition Print Kelly Barclay – Saltwater Crocodile 81.5cm x 35cm
$295.00
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Description
- Limited Edition Print, signed, numbered and embossed for authenticity by Gulf Artist Kelly Barclay.
- Comes rolled in a mailing tube with certificate of authenticity.
- Printed on 210gsm paper
- Measures 81.5cm x 35cm
- Only 250 prints are available.
- Perfect for framing
- Certificate of Authenticity (COA): YES
Artist: Kelly Barclay
Born: 1980
Origin: Doomadgee, QLD
Tribal Group: Waanyi
ARTWORK STORY
The Saltwater crocodile is the most powerful animal we have in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. As Aboriginal people it shapes our practices out bush along our coast and coastal rivers, as well as our inland rivers during flood times. The painting depicts my interpretation of a Saltwater croc, it is pure power. I’ve symbolised this through another powerful form, fire. The fire in the tail and the mouth-nose area shows that this not only shows power but danger. Designs on the croc are hard lines because the skin itself is hard and tough. The claws are ready and its eyes are alert, a croc will learn your routine if you spend any amount of time near the water and wait to strike. The surrounds are the saltflats of the lower gulf and I’ve also added samphire plants for the borders from our coast. The hard lines beside the samphire is the grass of our coastline.
The original artwork was painted in acrylics on canvas
