Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 1996
Artist: Marika Borlase (Australian)
Dimensions:
124 x 165.5 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: UAC 253
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DescriptionBorlase studied MA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts. This work is combines two images; the first an original painting by James Hamilton Mortimer, representing Captain Cook, Sir Joseph Banks and others. Into this scene, the artist has superimposed George Stubbs's painting of two foxhounds, thus exploring the theme of displacement and the myths associated with the history and colonisation of Australia.